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custodian

[ kuh-stoh-dee-uhn ]

noun

  1. a person who has custody; keeper; guardian.
  2. a person entrusted with guarding or maintaining a property; janitor.


custodian

/ ʌˈəʊɪə /

noun

  1. a person who has custody, as of a prisoner, ward, etc
  2. a guardian or keeper, as of an art collection, etc
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of custodian1

1775–85; < Latin ܲō徱 ( a ) watchman ( custody ) + -an
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With no parent or legal custodian, unaccompanied minors are transferred to ORR within 72 hours.

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It is a key custodian for Tether, a crypto platform with the most widely used stablecoin in the world that has faced persistent scrutiny over its reserve transparency and alleged use in illicit finance.

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Sam became the custodian of Valentine's Day Mascara, which speaks to the theme of domestic violence, incidents of which usually spike each Valentine's Day.

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Although its seven articles have been amended and interpreted in different ways throughout the years, they still guide today's literary custodians, with the foremost being to stand against censorship.

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Many are facing a new reality as the Trump administration stripped away legal funding for those who crossed the border without a parent or legal custodian.

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