попечи́тель — meaning in English
popechitel
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English meaning
- custodian noun A person responsible for looking after or protecting something.
- fiduciary noun A person or organisation legally required to manage money or property in someone else's best interests rather than their own, such as a trustee, executor or certain financial advisers.
- guardian noun Someone who protects or watches over a person or thing.
- parent noun A person who raises, cares for, or has legal responsibility for a child.
- stakeholder noun A person, group or organisation with an interest in a project, business or decision, and who is affected by how it turns out.
- trustee noun A person or organisation legally responsible for managing property or money on behalf of someone else.
Senses
попечи́тель is used for these senses in English:
- custodian A person entrusted with the custody or care of something or someone; a caretaker or keeper.
- fiduciary (legal) One who holds a thing in trust for another.
- guardian (legal) A person legally responsible for a minor (in loco parentis).
- guardian (legal) A person legally responsible for an incompetent person.
- parent (often in the plural) A person who has had a baby; this person in relation to their child or children.
- stakeholder (legal) A person such as a trustee, escrow agent or garnishee, who holds money or assets under trust for another party in a contractual agreement or as part of a claim.
- trustee (trust law) A person to whom property is legally committed in trust, to be applied either for the benefit of specified individuals (beneficiaries), or for public uses; one who is intrusted with property for the benefit of another.
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.
fiduciary — full definition
- noun A person or organisation legally required to manage money or property in someone else's best interests rather than their own, such as a trustee, executor or certain financial advisers.
- adjective Relating to the legal duty of trust and loyalty owed by someone who acts on another person's behalf.