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guardian

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of GUARDIAN

1
a person or group that watches over someone or something <the state became his guardian when he was put into protective custody>
2
a person who takes care of a property sometimes for an absent owner <the guardians of the summer estate awaited the return of the tycoon>
Related Words cocurator, curator; sexton, steward
3
someone that protects <the editor defended his newspaper's unrelenting exposure of government corruption, arguing that it is journalism's role to act as a guardian of democracy>
4
a person who has responsibility for the care of another <when her parents died, her aunt became her legal guardian>
Near Antonyms charge, client, dependent, ward

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