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Definition of Custodian
1. Noun. One having charge of buildings or grounds or animals.
Generic synonyms: Defender, Guardian, Protector, Shielder
Specialized synonyms: Caretaker, Conservator, Curator, Game Warden, Gamekeeper, Greenskeeper, House Sitter, Janitor, Lighthouse Keeper, Critter Sitter, Pet Sitter, Zoo Keeper
Derivative terms: Custodial, Custodianship, Keep, Stewardship
Definition of Custodian
1. n. One who has care or custody, as of some public building; a keeper or superintendent.
Definition of Custodian
1. Noun. A person entrusted with the custody or care of something or someone; a caretaker or keeper. ¹
2. Noun. (US) a janitor (US); a cleaner ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Custodian
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Custodian
Literary usage of Custodian
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Supreme Court Reporter by Robert Desty, United States Supreme Court, West Publishing Company (1922)
"War ®=912—Shares of stock transferred to Allen Property custodian should be ...
A transfer of shares of stock seized by the Alien Property custodian to his ..."
2. Bulletin by Federal Board for Vocational Education, United States (1917)
"H. SPECIFIC DESIGNATION OF custodian BY STATE LEGISLATURE. It will be noted that
the vocational education act does not prescribe that a State treasurer ..."
3. The American Journal of International Law by American Society of International Law (1918)
"(i) The Alien Property custodian is authorized to exercise any power conferred
upon him by any license issued by me or in the exercise of the power and ..."
4. The Law Relating to Trading with the Enemy: Together with a Consideration of by Charles Henry Huberich (1918)
"Distribution of alien property held by custodian. After the end of the war any
claim of any enemy or of an ally of enemy to any money or other property ..."
5. South Eastern Reporter by West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, West Publishing Company, South Carolina Supreme Court (1922)
"... of a custodian and of which he was actually cognizant," a felonious taking or
conversion by a customer of e diamond ring on the premises of the insured, ..."
6. Wills, Estates, and Trusts: A Manual of Law, Accounting, and Procedure, for by Thomas Conyngton, Harold C. Knapp, Paul Whittier Pinkerton (1921)
"Among these are the functions of custodian, agent, and depositary. ... A custodian
is one who has the care of something, or one who safely keeps something ..."
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