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Custodian vs Guardian - What's the difference?

custodian | guardian |

As nouns the difference between custodian and guardian

is that custodian is a person entrusted with the custody or care of something or someone; a caretaker or keeper while guardian is someone who guards, watches over, or protects.

As a proper noun Guardian is

a British daily national newspaper.

custodian

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A person entrusted with the custody or care of something or someone; a caretaker or keeper.
  • a janitor; a cleaner

    • Derived terms

    * custodianship

    Related terms

    * custodial * custody

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    guardian

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Someone who guards, watches over, or protects.
  • (legal) A person legally responsible for a minor (in loco parentis).
  • (legal) A person legally responsible for an incompetent person.
  • A superior in a Franciscan monastery.
  • (video games) A major or final enemy; boss.
  • * 1993 , Zach Meston, J. Douglas Arnold, Awesome Super Nintendo Secrets 2
    • Secret weak points of bosses/guardians .
  • * 2004 , James Newman, Videogames
    • 'if you tell me how to find the secret door in level three, I'll tell you how to defeat the end of level guardian'

    Derived terms

    * guardian angel * guardianship * guard

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