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Another word for guardian

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guardian

n.

One who regulates or protects
overseer, safeguard, curator, guard, vigilante, protector, conservator, preserver, trustee, custodian, keeper, patrol, warden, defender, paladin, member of a vigilance committee, supervisor, babysitter, sponsor, superintendent, sentinel, member of the Watch and Ward*.
A foster parent
adoptive parent, foster mother, foster father, nurse, protector, custodian.

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Another word for guardian

noun

A person who is legally responsible for the person or property of another considered by law to be incompetent to manage his or her affairs:

caretaker, custodian, keeper. (Law) conservator. See law

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He was, justifiably, taken apart by Hugo Young of The Guardian for uttering similar platitudes on Frost.
After this is over, I'll tell you about the Guardian recruitment stats.
We'll assign her a Guardian and bring her in.
Damian caught his eye and looked pointedly at Dusty, silently asking if the Guardian had done as he asked and told his boss that the Natural was more than a new recruit.
"Wish you had good news for me," he said to the Guardian standing beside him.

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