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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

  1. noun A person employed to look after a building or property.
  2. adjective Temporarily holding a position or role until a permanent replacement is found.

custodian — full definition

  1. noun A person responsible for looking after or protecting something.
  2. noun US: a janitor or cleaner, especially in a school or office building.

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