a person who takes responsibility for taking care of or protecting something 监护人；看守人；保管人 the museum’s custodians 博物馆的管理员 a self-appointed custodian of public morals 自封的公共道德的卫道士
- (North American English) (British English caretaker)(also janitor North American English, Scottish English)
a person whose job is to take care of a building such as a school or a block of flats or an apartment building （建筑物的）管理员，看管人，看门人
Word Originlate 18th cent.: from custody, on the pattern of guardian.