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custodian

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UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/kʌˈstəʊdiən/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/kʌˈstoʊdiən/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(ku stō′dē ən)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
cus•to•di•an /kʌˈstoʊdiən/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. a person who has custody:Who will be your children's custodian?
  2. a person entrusted with guarding or maintaining a property;
    caretaker:The custodian locked the museum.
cus•to•di•an•ship, n. [uncountable]

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
cus•to•di•an  (ku stō′dē ən),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. a person who has custody;
    keeper;
    guardian.
  2. a person entrusted with guarding or maintaining a property;
    janitor.
  • Latin custōdi(a) watchman (see custody) + -an
  • 1775–85
cus•to′di•an•ship′, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
custodian /kʌsˈtəʊdɪən/ n
  1. a person who has custody, as of a prisoner, ward, etc
  2. a guardian or keeper, as of an art collection, etc
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