guardián — meaning in English

English meaning

• guardian noun Someone who protects or watches over a person or thing.
• keeper noun Someone or something worth holding on to.
• tutelary adj Relating to guardianship or protection.
• watchman noun A person employed to guard a building or area, especially at night.

Senses

guardián is used for these senses in English:

• guardian Someone who guards, watches over, or protects.
• guardian A superior in a Franciscan monastery.
• keeper A person charged with guarding or caring for, storing, or maintaining something; a custodian, a guard; sometimes a gamekeeper.
• tutelary (religion, chiefly, _, paganism) A deity or spirit serving as a guardian or protector of a place, person, culture, etc.; a tutelar, a tutelary deity.
• watchman One set to watch; a person who keeps guard, especially one who guards a building, or the streets of a city, by night.

guardian — full definition

1. noun Someone who protects or watches over a person or thing.
2. noun A person legally responsible for the care of a child or someone unable to care for themselves.

keeper — full definition

1. noun Someone or something worth holding on to.
2. noun A person responsible for guarding, maintaining, or looking after something, such as a gamekeeper or zookeeper.
3. noun Short for goalkeeper, the player who defends the goal in football, hockey, and similar sports.
4. noun A fruit or vegetable that stays fresh for a long time without spoiling.

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