custodian
noun /kʌˈstəʊdiən/
/kʌˈstəʊdiən/
- 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
- the museum’s custodians
- (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
Topics Educationc2, Jobsc2(建筑物的)管理员,看管人,看门人
词源late 18th cent.: from custody, on the pattern of guardian.