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gard — meaning in English

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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.
  • gatekeeper noun A person or group that controls who or what gets access to something.
  • goalie noun Informal word for a goalkeeper.
  • goalkeeper noun The player positioned to stop the opposing team from scoring by guarding the goal.
  • 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.
  • herdsman noun A person who tends livestock, especially cows and sheep; especially, the foreman among a group of such farmworkers, usually with more knowledge and experience.
  • keeper noun Someone or something worth holding on to.
  • protector noun A person who guards or defends someone or something.

Senses

gard is used for these senses in English:

  • caretaker (chiefly, UK) Temporary, on a short term basis.
  • caretaker Someone who takes care of a place or thing; someone looking after a place, or responsible for keeping it in good repair.
  • custodian A person entrusted with the custody or care of something or someone; a caretaker or keeper.
  • gatekeeper A person who guards or monitors passage through a gate.
  • goalie (sports, colloquial) A goalkeeper or goaltender.
  • goalkeeper (sports) A designated player that attempts to prevent the opposing team from scoring by protecting a goal.
  • 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.

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.