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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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Victim Diana Agudelo, 44, was biking home from her job as a custodian at the Museum of the City of New York in East Harlem around 11:30 p.m. on Friday, taking her usual route through Randalls Island as a shortcut to her apartment in Astoria, Queens, her daughter said.
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Emma Seiwell, New York Daily News, 21 May 2025
Work history, balances and identity stay with you, not employers or third-party custodians.
—Miguel Kudry, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025
Don and his mother were fixtures in the Post’s headquarters on Fifteenth Street; Don seemed to know everyone’s name—reporters, receptionists, custodians.
—Clare Malone, New Yorker, 12 May 2025
Soon after Johnston’s death in 2019, at 58, Foster became the unexpected custodian of Johnston’s unexpectedly enormous art archive.
—Grayson Haver Currin Eli Durst, New York Times, 1 May 2025
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Emma Seiwell, New York Daily News, 21 May 2025
Work history, balances and identity stay with you, not employers or third-party custodians.
—Miguel Kudry, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025
Don and his mother were fixtures in the Post’s headquarters on Fifteenth Street; Don seemed to know everyone’s name—reporters, receptionists, custodians.
—Clare Malone, New Yorker, 12 May 2025
Soon after Johnston’s death in 2019, at 58, Foster became the unexpected custodian of Johnston’s unexpectedly enormous art archive.
—Grayson Haver Currin Eli Durst, New York Times, 1 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for custodian
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Callender was back in his usual role as Inter Miami’s starting keeper on Sunday night against Toronto FC at Chase Stadium.—
Andre Fernandez,
Miami Herald,
7 Apr. 2025
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Isabella’s a keeper with an assistant-manager title in the near future.—
Eddie Mouradian,
Vulture,
7 Apr. 2025
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Moving beyond the initial cost of raising a child, higher education costs typically come prior to the parent/guardian retiring.—
David Kudla,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2025
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Police confirmed with county officials that the paternal grandmother was the legal guardian of the girl with sole custody pending the June court appearance.—
Harry Harris,
Mercury News,
27 May 2025
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Giuntoli’s departure meant Comolli’s arrival, and the former Liverpool and Tottenham director spoke at length with Tudor and was seemingly won over by what the former defender had to say.—
Emmet Gates,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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But the senior defender never came off the field during her final game — the Class 3A state championship game, which went to double overtime Saturday night.—
Matt Le Cren,
Chicago Tribune,
8 June 2025
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When Hamoud returned to work, a manager accused Hamoud of driving past him and the janitor to intimidate him, and later called Hamoud into a meeting with two police officers present, according to the lawsuit.—
Alex Derosier,
Twin Cities,
6 June 2025
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Hamoud also recorded multiple instances of discrimination with one janitor, according to the complaint.—
Natalie Demaree,
Kansas City Star,
6 June 2025
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The afternoon of June 3, the park said rangers and more than 30 wardens from the Maine Warden Service, found no trace of Tim and Esther Keiderling on Katahdin.—
Julia Marnin,
Miami Herald,
3 June 2025
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An associate warden at the prison said he was not authorized to speak to the media.—
Ames Alexander,
Charlotte Observer,
30 May 2025
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The Thunder have a first-team all-defense honoree in Lu Dort, a second-team member in Jalen Williams, one of the league’s best rim protectors in Isaiah Hartenstein and an elite perimeter stopper in Alex Caruso.—
Rohan Nadkarni,
NBC news,
4 June 2025
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Andy has appointed himself the protector of his younger stepsister, Piper (Sora Wong) — a role that has included everything from protecting her from other girls’ mockery to hiding the fact that their father has been abusing him.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
30 May 2025
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Kindly caretakers of youths in prewar times (Judge Hardy in the Hardy films helps his aw-shucks son navigate chaste first kisses, etc.) retreat from view.—
Hillary Kelly,
The Atlantic,
6 June 2025
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Next to the main house is the two-bedroom caretaker’s home, and another two guest houses sit a bit farther afield.—
Tori Latham,
Robb Report,
6 June 2025
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But the tenor of the night, and perhaps Chicago’s season, changed abruptly as veteran Sky guard Courtney Vandersloot suffered a knee injury at the 5:29 minute mark of the first quarter on a drive to the basket.—
Ben Pickman,
New York Times,
8 June 2025
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For Sky veterans such as guard Ariel Atkins, the game — which drew a franchise record 19,496 fans — represented another breakthrough moment for a league experiencing meteoric growth in popularity.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
8 June 2025
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“Custodian.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/custodian. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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