Guardian
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈɡɑɹ.di.ən/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Guardian is a noun meaning Someone who guards, watches over, or protects.
Meaning
Someone who guards, watches over, or protects.
More Meanings
- (law) A person legally responsible for a minor (in loco parentis).
- (law) A person legally responsible for an incompetent person.
- A superior in a Franciscan monastery.
- (video games) A major or final enemy; boss.
- (US military) A servicemember of the United States Space Force.
Example Sentences
Secret weak points of bosses/guardians.
'if you tell me how to find the secret door in level three, I'll tell you how to defeat the end of level guardian'
As your Senior Tutor, I am your moral guardian,’ he said at last. ‘A moral guardian yearns for an immoral ward and the Lord has provided.
Thoſe who ought to be the guardians of propriety are often the perverters of it. Hence Accidence for Accidents, Prepoſtor for Prepoſitor and Conſtur for Conſtrue[…]
Word Forms
- guardians
Synonyms for guardian
Depending on context, synonyms include protector, tutelar, tutelary, custodial, protective, defender.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include protector, defender, protective, custodial, tutelary, tutelar.
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