Custodian Meaning
/kəˈstoʊdiən/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounA person entrusted with the custody or care of something or someone; a caretaker or keeper.
nounAn administrator.
Sentence Examples
The school custodian cleans the gym in the evening.
I am Tom's custodian.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The school ____ mopped the floors after the students left.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The school ____ cleans the gym in the evening.
Word Origin & History
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.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"The middle class is the. demitone of human society, custodian of the balance, and no fair social order could exist without the cooperation of this class."
— 1947, David Saavedra, Go South Young Man, page 80:
"Dr. Weber and her colleagues are the latest custodians of the Beal seed viability experiment: a multicentury attempt to figure out how long seeds can lie dormant in the soil without losing their ability to germinate."
— 2021 April 21, Cara Giaimo, “One of the World’s Oldest Science Experiments Comes Up From the Dirt”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 27 Apr 2021:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The school ____ mopped the floors after the students left.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The school ____ cleans the gym in the evening.