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noun
- 1. a person who protects or defends something: "self-appointed guardians of public morality"
- 2. the superior of a Franciscan convent.
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a person who has the legal right and responsibility of taking care of someone who is not responsible for his or her own care, such as a child whose parents have died. A guardian is also someone who protects something: She characterized the department as the guardian of the nation’s forests.
The meaning of GUARDIAN is someone or something that guards : custodian. How to use guardian in a sentence.
noun. a person who guards, protects, or preserves. Synonyms: defender, protector. Law. a person who is entrusted by law with the care of the person, property, or both, of someone else, such as a minor or someone legally incapable of managing their affairs. the superior of a Franciscan convent.
Definitions of guardian. noun. a person who cares for persons or property. synonyms: defender, protector, shielder. see more. someone who gives a warning so that a mistake can be avoided. someone who escorts and protects a prominent person. one who accompanies and supervises a young woman or gatherings of young people.
1. countable noun [usually with poss] A guardian is someone who has been legally appointed to look after the affairs of another person, for example a child or someone who is mentally ill. 2. countable noun. The guardian of something is someone who defends and protects it.
noun. /ˈɡɑːdiən/ /ˈɡɑːrdiən/ a person who protects something synonym custodian. Farmers should be guardians of the countryside. The police are guardians of law and order. The people act as guardians of the land. see also property guardian. Oxford Collocations Dictionary. Definitions on the go.
1. One that guards, watches over, or protects. 2. Law. a. One who is legally responsible for the care and management of the person or property of an incompetent or minor. b. See guardian ad litem. 3. A superior in a Franciscan monastery.
GUARDIAN meaning: 1 : someone or something that watches or protects something often + of; 2 : someone who takes care of another person or of another person's property.
GUARDIAN definition: 1. someone who is legally responsible for someone else's child: 2. a person or organization that…. Learn more.
a person who guards, upholds, or preserves: the guardians of democracy. Law a person legally entrusted with the care of another's person or property, as that of a child or of someone who is no longer capable of caring for himself or herself. adj. [ before a noun] guarding; protecting: a guardian angel.
