Thesaurus results for CUSTODIANS

custodians

noun

plural of custodian

as in keepers

a person who takes care of a property sometimes for an absent owner the custodian made his usual rounds of the building to make sure that everything was OK

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as in guardians

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 defenders

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 custodians This lets banks, exchanges, digital wallets, and custodians earn rewards from cryptocurrencies like Ethereum and Solana across more than 40 blockchain networks, without having to build or run their own systems. —

Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 17 Apr. 2026 Bus drivers, custodians and special education workers will receive a 24% wage increase, increased hours that ensure healthcare benefits, and the district agreed to rescind layoffs for hundreds of IT technicians. —

Tom Wait, CBS News, 16 Apr. 2026 The American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees 3299 (AFSCME) union’s membership covers essential workers including custodians, food service staff in campus dining halls and hospital cafeterias, gardeners, and skilled craft workers including plumbers and electricians. —

Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 15 Apr. 2026 At the sculpture garden, the War Memorial's Indigenous liaison officer, Michael Bell, introduced the prince to Indigenous veterans before delivering a Welcome to Country on behalf of the Ngunnawal people, the traditional custodians of the Canberra region. —

Kylie Walters, PEOPLE, 15 Apr. 2026 Meanwhile, Service Employees International Union Local 99, which represents roughly 30,000 support staff, including bus drivers, custodians, cafeteria workers and special education assistants, met with the district Thursday for a mediation session. —

Teresa Liu, Daily News, 10 Apr. 2026 The District 130 school board is set to spend up to $150,000 on an outside custodian contract that its own custodians claim the district does not need. —

Addison Wright, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2026 Night custodians were finishing up their rounds. —

Literary Hub, 1 Apr. 2026 Athletic coaches, people responding to emergencies, people supervising inmates, custodians, and people helping children who need bathroom assistance get a pass. —

ABC News, 26 Mar. 2026

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The infant's mother, Jindou, delivered her baby in front of a handful of keepers and visitors who were lucky enough to witness the milestone.

— Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 8 Apr. 2026
Then the scenario shifts to a more straightforward sprint through on goal, with the alternating keepers instructed to be aggressive rushing off their line.

— Liam Twomey, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2026