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Guardian

🔄 Synonyms of "Guardian"

6 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
protectornoun	Someone who protects or guards, by assignment or on their own initiative.
tutelarnoun	Serving as a guardian; protective; tutelary.
tutelarynoun	Relating to guardianship or protection.
custodial	Providing protection, care, supervision or guarding.
protectivenoun	Serving or intended to protect.
defendernoun	Someone who defends people or property.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Guardian"

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Word	Definition
protectornoun	Someone who protects or guards, by assignment or on their own initiative.
defendernoun	Someone who defends people or property.
protectivenoun	(British) Something that protects.
custodial	Providing protection, care, supervision or guarding.
tutelarynoun	(religion, chiefly paganism) A deity or spirit serving as a guardian or protector of a place, person, culture, etc.; a tutelar, a tutelary deity.
tutelarnoun	One that is tutelary.
guardnoun	A person who, or thing that, protects or watches over something.
wardennoun	A chief administrative officer of a prison.
wardernoun	A guard, especially in a prison.
safeguardnoun	Something that serves as a guard or protection; a defense.
safeguardingnoun	Synonym of protection.
protectionnoun	The process of keeping (something or someone) safe.
bodyguardnoun	A person or group of persons, often armed, responsible for protecting someone.
gatekeepernoun	A person or group who controls access to something or somebody.
doormannoun	A person who holds open the door at the entryway (entrance) to a building, summons taxicabs, and provides an element of security; in apartment buildings, he also accepts deliveries and may perform certain concierge type services.
jailernoun	One who enforces confinement in a jail or prison.
caretakernoun	Someone who takes care of a place or thing; someone looking after a place, or responsible for keeping it in good repair.
custodiannoun	A person entrusted with the custody or care of something or someone; a caretaker or keeper.
watchmannoun	One set to watch; a person who keeps guard, especially one who guards a building, or the streets of a city, by night.
janitornoun	(chiefly US, Philippines) Someone who looks after the maintenance and cleaning of a public building.