监护人 — meaning in English
jiān hù rén
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English meaning
- caretaker noun A person employed to look after a building or property.
- custodian noun A person responsible for looking after or protecting something.
- goalie noun Informal word for a goalkeeper.
- guard noun A person whose job is to protect a place, person, or thing.
- guardian noun Someone who protects or watches over a person or thing.
- keeper noun Someone or something worth holding on to.
- protector noun A person who guards or defends someone or something.
Senses
监护人 is used for these senses in English:
- caretaker (chiefly, UK) Temporary, on a short term basis.
- custodian A person entrusted with the custody or care of something or someone; a caretaker or keeper.
- goalie (sports, colloquial) A goalkeeper or goaltender.
- guard (military, often, _, in the plural) An elite military unit in Russia, the former Soviet Union and several post-Soviet countries.
- guardian Someone who guards, watches over, or protects.
- keeper A person charged with guarding or caring for, storing, or maintaining something; a custodian, a guard; sometimes a gamekeeper.
- protector Someone who protects or guards, by assignment or on their own initiative.
caretaker — full definition
- noun A person employed to look after a building or property.
- adjective Temporarily holding a position or role until a permanent replacement is found.
custodian — full definition
- noun A person responsible for looking after or protecting something.
- noun US: a janitor or cleaner, especially in a school or office building.