custodian

English

Etymology

From Medieval Latin *custodianus, implied in custodianatus, from custodia (“a keeping, watch, guard, prison”), from custos (“a keeper, watchman, guard”).

Noun

custodian (plural custodians)

1. A person entrusted with the custody or care of something or someone; a caretaker or keeper.

   After their parents' death, their aunt became the children's custodian.

   The building's custodian could fix nearly anything, the place always looked great!

2. (US) a janitor (US); a cleaner

Translations

A person entrusted with the custody or care

• Bulgarian: попечител (bg) (popečitel)
• Dutch: bewaarder (nl) m
• Finnish: huoltaja (fi)

• German: Hüter (de) m, Hüterin (de) f, Kustos (de) m, Schützer (de) m, Schützerin (de) f, Vormund (de) m, Hausverwalter (de) m, Hausverwalterin (de) f
• Swedish: förmyndare (sv) n
• Turkish: bekçi (tr), koruyan (tr) (law), nazır (tr) (law), vasi (tr) (law), yönetici (tr)

(US) a janitor

• Bulgarian: пазач (bg) (pazač)
• German: Hausmeister (de) m, Hausmeisterin (de) f

• Turkish: kapıcı (tr)

Derived terms

• custodianship

Related terms

• custodial
• custody

External links

• custodian in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• custodian in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
• custodian at OneLook Dictionary Search

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Spanish

Verb

custodian (infinitive custodiar)

1. Second-person plural (ustedes) present indicative form of custodiar.
2. Third-person plural (ellos, ellas, also used with ustedes^?) present indicative form of custodiar.