guardian
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guardian¹
- /ˈɡɑː.dɪ.ən/ UK
- /ˈɡɑɹ.di.ən/ Canada, US
- /ˈɡɑɹ.din/ US, dialectal
- /ˈɡɐː.dɪ.ən/ Australia
Rhymes with -ɑː(ɹ)dɪən
Where it comes from
From Middle English gardein, garden, (also wardein, > Modern English warden), from Old French guardein, from the verb guarder, of Germanic origin. Compare French gardien. Doublet of warden. By surface analysis, guard + -ian.
noun guardians
- Someone who guards, watches over, or protects. Thoſe who ought to be the guardians of propriety are often the perverters of it. Hence Accidence for Accidents, Prepoſtor for Prepoſitor and Conſtur for Conſtrue[…]
- A person legally responsible for a minor (in loco parentis).
- A person legally responsible for an incompetent person.
- A superior in a Franciscan monastery.
- A major or final enemy; boss. Secret weak points of bosses/guardians.
- A servicemember of the United States Space Force.
Guardian²
proper noun The Guardian
- A British daily national newspaper.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: protector, defender, protective, custodial, tutelary, tutelar, guard, warden, warder, safeguard, safeguarding, protection, bodyguard, gatekeeper, doorman, jailer
Translations
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noun law: person legally responsible for a minor in loco parentis
| Español | apoderado, tutor, custodio |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 보호자 bohoja |
| 日本語 | 保護者 hogosha |
| 中文 | 監護人 /监护人 jiānhùrén |
| हिन्दी | अभिरक्षक abhirakṣak |
| Português | guardião |
| Français | tuteur, tutrice |
| Deutsch | Vormund, Erziehungsberechtigter, Erziehungsberechtigte |
| Italiano | tutore, tutrice |
| Ελληνικά | κηδεμόνας kidemónas |
| Русский | опеку́н opekún, кура́тор kurátor, попечи́тель popečítelʹ, попечи́тельница popečítelʹnica |
| العربية | وَلِي أَمْر walī ʔamr, حَافِظ ḥāfiẓ |
| עברית | אַפּוֹטְרוֹפּוֹס apotrópos |
noun law: person responsible for incompetent person
| Español | apoderado |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 監護人 /监护人 jiānhùrén |
| हिन्दी | अभिभावक abhibhāvak |
| Português | guardião |
| Français | curateur, curatrice, tuteur, tutrice |
| Deutsch | Betreuer |
| Русский | опеку́н opekún, попечи́тель popečítelʹ, попечи́тельница popečítelʹnica |
noun superior in a Franciscan monastery
| Español | guardián |
|---|---|
| Português | guardião |
| Deutsch | Guardian |
| Italiano | guardiano |
noun guard or watcher
| Español | guardián, guardia |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 보호자 bohoja |
| 日本語 | 保護者 hogosha |
| 中文 | 監護人 /监护人 jiānhùrén |
| हिन्दी | चौकीदार caukīdār, पहरी pahrī |
| Português | guardião, guarda |
| Français | gardien |
| Deutsch | Wächter, Wache |
| Italiano | guardiano, custode |
| Ελληνικά | φύλακας fýlakas, φρουρός frourós |
| Română | gardian, paznic, strajă, străjer, păzitor |
| Русский | страж straž, храни́тель xranítelʹ, храни́тельница xranítelʹnica, защи́тник zaščítnik, защи́тница zaščítnica, блюсти́тель bljustítelʹ |
| العربية | حَارِس ḥāris |
name newspaper
| 한국어 | 가디언 Gadieon |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | ガーディアン Gādian |
| 中文 | 《衛報》 /《卫报》 Wèibào |
| Русский | Га́рдиан Gárdian |
| العربية | غَارْدِيَان gardiyan, جَارْدِيَان jardiyan |
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title = {guardian},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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