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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
But cities tend to be where people go out looking for birds, trying to find them before the rats get them, or before custodians sweep them away.
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NPR, 17 Oct. 2025
The most visible plans are those devised by the same international custodians who have engineered postwar order elsewhere in the Middle East.
—Mohammed R. Mhawish, New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2025
By the early 2010s, a new board of custodians was appointed, one which included Raja Khalidi.
—Ryan Byrnes, Literary Hub, 7 Oct. 2025
Law enforcement are exempt from the law, as well as custodians, maintenance workers, and those providing medical assistance.
—Abby Monteil, Them., 23 Sep. 2025
Two centuries ago, the Litunga (king) turned what had been his private hunting grounds over to his people as custodians.
—Mazuba Kapambwe, AFAR Media, 10 Sep. 2025
From ETFs pulling in tens of billions to companies adding bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies to their balance sheets, demand for trusted custodians is set to accelerate.
—Marie Poteriaieva, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Cloudflare, just like custodians of all web properties, has an affirmative duty to secure the service.
—Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 4 Sep. 2025
More than 1,200 privatized custodians were laid off by the district at the beginning of the month — and some spoke to the Tribune this week about losing their jobs.
—Claire Malon, Chicago Tribune, 30 Aug. 2025
NPR, 17 Oct. 2025
The most visible plans are those devised by the same international custodians who have engineered postwar order elsewhere in the Middle East.
—Mohammed R. Mhawish, New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2025
By the early 2010s, a new board of custodians was appointed, one which included Raja Khalidi.
—Ryan Byrnes, Literary Hub, 7 Oct. 2025
Law enforcement are exempt from the law, as well as custodians, maintenance workers, and those providing medical assistance.
—Abby Monteil, Them., 23 Sep. 2025
Two centuries ago, the Litunga (king) turned what had been his private hunting grounds over to his people as custodians.
—Mazuba Kapambwe, AFAR Media, 10 Sep. 2025
From ETFs pulling in tens of billions to companies adding bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies to their balance sheets, demand for trusted custodians is set to accelerate.
—Marie Poteriaieva, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Cloudflare, just like custodians of all web properties, has an affirmative duty to secure the service.
—Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 4 Sep. 2025
More than 1,200 privatized custodians were laid off by the district at the beginning of the month — and some spoke to the Tribune this week about losing their jobs.
—Claire Malon, Chicago Tribune, 30 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for custodians
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Though New York was able to produce 72 rushing yards in the first half, the bulk of the rushing success came out of QB keepers by Fields and fill-in Tyrod Taylor, who collectively gained 27 rushing yards on five runs.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
19 Oct. 2025
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Perhaps every club should put their keepers through finishing school.—
Phil Hay,
New York Times,
17 Oct. 2025
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Ciske has also gotten creative in making sure kids can keep coming with their guardians.—
Jordyn Noennig,
jsonline.com,
27 Oct. 2025
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Both biological parents and those with parental responsibility over children, including legal guardians and foster parents, would be eligible for the exemption.—
Giulia Carbonaro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
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Bearzot didn’t select a replacement for Antognoni, instead playing both Gentile and Bergomi and switching to a system featuring five defenders in front of 40-year-old goalkeeper Dino Zoff, the side’s captain.—
Michael Cox,
New York Times,
26 Oct. 2025
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Smolen scrambled and threw a high pass into the end zone, where Thompson was smothered by three defenders.—
Patrick Saunders,
Denver Post,
26 Oct. 2025
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Qing Yuan had seen many of these tiny corpses, pinkish, yellowish, tin-gray, curled up, always seemingly asleep, tossed by janitors into fires outside the building.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Oct. 2025
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Low-wage service workers, including cleaners, janitors, security guards, cafeteria workers and other staffers who keep buildings operating, are often out of luck.—
Matt Egan,
CNN Money,
7 Oct. 2025
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In 1990, for example, two robbers dressed as Boston police officers talked their way into the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, restrained the guards and made off with 13 pieces of artwork 81 minutes later.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
22 Oct. 2025
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Nicolas Peyrin, deputy secretary general of the prison guards’ union, told CNN affiliate BFMTV that the additional security provided for the former president was not needed.—
Charlotte Reck,
CNN Money,
22 Oct. 2025
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The 22-piece set has sauce pans, frying pans, stock pots, eight lids, and protectors.—
Shalwah Evans,
PEOPLE,
7 Oct. 2025
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Gone is the insurance of daunting rim protectors like Evan Mobley and Jarrett Allen.—
Joel Lorenzi,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Candy Hooten and her daughter Kalie Morrison are among those who are caretakers of the cave.—
Craig Shoup,
Nashville Tennessean,
21 Oct. 2025
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Three years ago, Lola was found brutally murdered in the trunk of a car outside the apartment building where her mother and father — Delphine and Johan Daviet — worked as caretakers.—
Sean Neumann,
PEOPLE,
17 Oct. 2025
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The Clermont County Animal Shelter took possession of the animals after they were recovered by the wardens.—
Matthew Cupelli,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
4 Oct. 2025
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In partnership with the West Virginia Division of Corrections, Smith trained over 230 sergeants in a single year, followed by sessions for lieutenants, captains, and wardens.—
Kevin Kruse,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Custodians.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/custodians. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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