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Added 9 October 2026

custodian

/kəˈstoʊdiən/ noun

In Latin: curator, curatrix Wiktionary

noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about custodian at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

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.
An administrator.
A gaolkeeper.

Origin

From a shortening of Latin custōdiānātus, from Latin custōdia (“a keeping, watch, guard, prison”), from custōs (“a keeper, watchman, guard”). By surface analysis, custody + -ian.

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