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2
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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3
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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The first known use of custodian was in 1602
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