Complete Definition of "custodian"

English

Etymology
From L. term|custodire||to guard

Noun
en-noun

#A person entrusted with the custody or care of something or someone; a caretaker or keeper.
#:After their parents' death, their aunt became the children's custodian.
#:The building's custodian could fix nearly anything, but it seemed he never did.
#(US) a janitor (US); a cleaner

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