Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

custodian

/kəˈstoʊdiən/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.12 in modern English

Syllables: cus-to-di-an
IPA: /kəˈstoʊdiən/

12

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person entrusted with the custody or care of something or someone; a caretaker or keeper.

noun

An administrator.

noun

noun

A protector or guard.

noun

A janitor; a cleaner.

Canadian usage; American usage

Example Sentences

"After their parents' death, their aunt became the children's custodian."
"The building's custodian could fix nearly anything. The place always looked great!"
"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."
"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."

Etymology

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.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: custōdiānātus, custōdia

Usage

Canadian usage
American usage

Inflected Forms

custodians (plural)

Derived Forms

cryptocustodian custodianship

Frequently Paired Words

custodial custody

Synonyms

keeper steward

Rhymes With

cambodian nickelodeon odeon collodion rhodian melodeon acanthodian melodion allodian

Questions

How do you pronounce custodian?: The recorded pronunciation is /kəˈstoʊdiən/.
What does custodian mean?: A person entrusted with the custody or care of something or someone; a caretaker or keeper.
Where does custodian come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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