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as in guardian
a person or group that watches over someone or something
served as custodian of the prisoner until he could be turned over to federal authorities
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as in defender
someone that protects
we must regard ourselves as custodians of the Earth so that its natural resources may be enjoyed by many generations to come
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Recent Examples of custodian
Members include correctional officers, sergeants, maintenance workers, custodians, cafeteria workers and school bus drivers.
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Scott Travis, Sun Sentinel, 13 Mar. 2026
For retirement accounts, both companies work with third-party custodians to administer precious metals IRAs and manage storage requirements.
—Nick Perry, USA Today, 12 Mar. 2026
House Bill 1620 and Senate Bill 991 would make clear that when state or local law authorizes an inspector general to access records, and those records are necessary to perform official responsibilities, the records custodian must allow inspection.
—Vaughn Stewart, Baltimore Sun, 7 Mar. 2026
Mark Glende, Rosemount, is an elementary school custodian.
—Mark Glende, Twin Cities, 5 Mar. 2026
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Scott Travis, Sun Sentinel, 13 Mar. 2026
For retirement accounts, both companies work with third-party custodians to administer precious metals IRAs and manage storage requirements.
—Nick Perry, USA Today, 12 Mar. 2026
House Bill 1620 and Senate Bill 991 would make clear that when state or local law authorizes an inspector general to access records, and those records are necessary to perform official responsibilities, the records custodian must allow inspection.
—Vaughn Stewart, Baltimore Sun, 7 Mar. 2026
Mark Glende, Rosemount, is an elementary school custodian.
—Mark Glende, Twin Cities, 5 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for custodian
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Neither keeper faced a shot on goal in a scoreless first half.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
22 Mar. 2026
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Dante Sealy put a dangerous corner into the box, then SKC keeper John Pulskamp unconvincingly parried it off the crossbar and down to a thankful Frederick, who cleaned up for an easy one.—
Braidon Nourse,
Denver Post,
22 Mar. 2026
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The roughly 93-square-mile base houses the 49th Wing, which supports national security work and includes combat-ready airmen and guardians, according to its website.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
18 Mar. 2026
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Parent voters must provide additional identification or documentation that establishes themselves as the parent, legal guardian or temporary custodian of a child enrolled in the school.—
Hope Moses,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Mar. 2026
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The closest Rockets defender, Reed Sheppard, could do nothing as James hammered another dunk.—
Louisa Thomas,
New Yorker,
22 Mar. 2026
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The 21-year-old defender has started in 23 of his 30 career appearances.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
22 Mar. 2026
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Every coach, person, lunch-server, janitor and worker in the Cowboys’ headquarters in Frisco would tell you that parting with Odighizuwa was not easy.—
Nick Harris,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
13 Mar. 2026
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The documents also detail the scale of the personnel required to build and manage the temporary lock-up, from janitors to laundry workers to cooks, translators to legal case managers to IT staff.—
Kate Payne,
Sun Sentinel,
2 Mar. 2026
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Armas said the prison wardens never switched off the lights.—
Manuel Rueda,
NPR,
20 Mar. 2026
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Creators Christy Karacas, Stephen Warbrick, and Ben Gruber eke out delightful character work along the way, like when Jared, bruised by the warden’s disdain for his pitches to improve the prison, takes over for an episode by pulling a Weekend at Bernie’s after the warden hits his head.—
Eric Vilas-Boas,
Vulture,
18 Mar. 2026
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Olivia, meanwhile, is both a protector and leader with her younger sister.—
Patrick Z. McGavin,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Mar. 2026
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Against physical on-ball defenders and a rim protector, Fernández wants the second side, the extra touch, the patient possession that creates a clean shot instead of a contested one.—
C.J. Holmes,
New York Daily News,
17 Mar. 2026
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Hsu, the owner of the property being landscaped, a vacation rental, said Burke is a caretaker for an adjacent property and lives on the parcel.—
Dennis Romero,
NBC news,
21 Mar. 2026
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The Terra Linda residence was unoccupied early Thursday morning when a caretaker with access to the surveillance feed noticed an intruder, police Sgt.—
Gary Klien,
Mercury News,
20 Mar. 2026
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Furthermore, the complex is set to go back on the market, a pending sale that caught tenants off guard.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
25 Mar. 2026
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Witten Van Hoy, Wesley Harvey and Samir Camacho all stood out physically and will have a chance to compete with some older veterans like transfer guards Jaheim Buchanon and Noah McKinney.—
Steven Johnson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
24 Mar. 2026
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“Custodian.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/custodian. Accessed 25 Mar. 2026.
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