(n.) One who has care or custody, as of some public building; a keeper or superintendent.
Example Sentences:
(1) Like a reforming editor, he needs to convince people that his changes are designed to strengthen, not undermine, the inestimably valuable tradition of which he has the privilege to be the temporary custodian.
(2) Today's children are tomorrow's custodians of nature."
(3) Just as Labour learned (and then unlearned) that economic credibility is a precondition of electoral victory, so the Tories grasped that they must be trusted as custodians of public services.
(4) It would be a custodian for the atmosphere and biological diversity, areas in which all humanity has a stake.
(5) A 48-year-old male custodian and part-time gardener was hospitalized for treatment of renal tuberculosis.
(6) She just gave them the opportunity to argue their case.” Habeas corpus petitions are used, in theory, to fight unlawful imprisonment by forcing a custodian to prove they have legal cause to detain someone.
(7) When Mubarak took office in the early 1980s, the Egyptian state remained as undemocratic as ever; by now, though, its operation was less concerned with delivering material security to its population and more with carving up social assets for the financial benefit of its custodians.
(8) He praised the proposal by the Jordanian king, the custodian of the al-Aqsa compound, for 24-hour video surveillance at the site and said Netanyahu had agreed to “an excellent suggestion”.
(9) The late Peter Porter called his fellow countryman "the custodian of Australia's soul".
(10) "Chiefs are important as custodians of tradition," says Jok, who is now serving as an under-secretary in the Southern government's Ministry of Culture.
(11) The state's prosecution team, led by assistant state attorney Bernie de la Rionda, will attempt to portray Zimmerman, 29, as an overzealous, self-appointed custodian of his gated community who pursued, confronted, then shot a black youth in a hoodie whom he assumed was up to no good.
(12) The NSW Liberal Party and four of its associated entities – Bunori Pty Ltd, Dame Pattie Menzies Foundation, Liberal Asset Management (Custodians) Ltd and Liberal Properties Limited – also attempted to suppress the reviews.
(13) So on Australia Day, we honour the ancestors who were custodians of this ancient continent; we pay tribute to our forefathers who enshrined freedom, fairness and unity in Australia’s constitution; and we reaffirm our commitment to make this country of ours a beacon of hope and optimism in an uncertain world,” Abbott said.
(14) The move infuriated Jordanian King Abdullah, who is custodian of the sacred compound that also houses the Dome of the Rock mosque.
(15) But where was Cipfa, once the custodian of best practice in public sector budgeting?
(16) We need to rebuild the reputation of banks and bankers as trusted custodians of people's money, giving objective, impartial advice untainted by opportunities for personal gain, and at the same time make banking transactions as frictionless as possible.
(17) Mr Turnbull’s decision now means there have been more defence ministers in Australia than prime ministers in the last three years.” Andrews urged Turnbull to continue the Liberal party’s “broad church”, which he said was custodian to Liberal and conservative traditions.
(18) I am a custodian at the minute and owners are also custodians; the one thing that remains interested in a football club is, of course, the fans.
(19) We were all watching; we had a custodian in the corner who was watching.
(20) Abbott added: “We are all conservationists, we are all utterly committed to protecting this priceless environmental asset of which we are today’s custodians.
Janitor
Definition:
(n.) A door-keeper; a porter; one who has the care of a public building, or a building occupied for offices, suites of rooms, etc.
Example Sentences:
(1) When occupations were examined individually, motor vehicle operators, truck drivers, vehicle mechanics, other mechanics, and janitors were among those most likely to be diagnosed with high-grade or late-stage tumors.
(2) Raymond Bravo, 36, from San Pablo, California, who earned $10.25 an hour as a janitor for a Walmart's Richmond Hilltop Mall store in California, working 30 hours a week, said he was fired from his job after taking part in the strikes and demonstrations in June.
(3) He was magnificent as the mouldy old white-haired janitor, master of the mop and bucket, supervising an invisible gathering to hear the very last message for humanity.
(4) If he was a cartoon character, he’d be … Penry, the mild mannered janitor .
(5) Men employed as janitors and in other building service occupations showed increased relative risk for aggressive tumors (OR = 7.0, CI = 2.5-19.6).
(6) In domestic politics, Gingrich has advocated getting rid of child labour laws so that poor children can work as janitors in their schools.
(7) He plays the part of Ben, a young janitor from El Salvador who is committed to the union.
(8) The role of selective transfer of sick individuals (into, say janitoring or trucking) warrants further investigation.
(9) Another of the three, Rene Gagnon, died of a heart attack at 54, frustrated that his faded celebrity translated ultimately into no more than work as a janitor.
(10) Soon afterwards Laverty was listening to LA's left-wing radio station, KPFK, and heard that an organisation called Justice for Janitors, which represents the people who hoover the corporate carpet and scrub its toilet bowl, was holding a meeting.
(11) It’s harder when things get thrown at your family but that’s become the reality of 21st-century politics.” She recalls her own journey, from janitor’s daughter to Harvard academic to senator, thanks to opportunities she believes were lost to today’s children when Washington decided it was more important to give tax breaks to billionaires and giant corporations.
(12) Not long after the shoot finished, the janitors were on the streets of LA for real, striking and campaigning for a wage increase.
(13) Loach had hoped to release Bread and Roses at the height of the janitors' dispute last year but the release date was set.
(14) Beatty’s family has lived that history: her mother was born outside Birmingham, Alabama, and her father in New Orleans; they ultimately met in New York, where he was working as a janitor.
(15) Elevated maternal age-adjusted relative risks of Down syndrome were found for fathers employed as janitors (odds ratio [OR] = 3.26; 95% confidence interval [C.I.]
(16) I want to be a janitor in the new casino,” she said, “or maybe hand out sodas.” Elizabeth Amidon was one of a few people in line who did know exactly what she wanted to do.
(17) They also embody income inequality, earning significantly higher salaries than the people who share their workplaces as shuttle drivers, security guards, and janitors.
(18) It also might hold memories for Barack Obama and Robert Redford: the president visited the bar in 2012 and ordered a pizza, now designated the Potus pie; the actor pushed a mop as a Sink janitor in his early years.
(19) In addition to standard college newspaper fare – an essay about town-gown relations in which Miller details the “ condescension ” inherent in giving a janitor a birthday card – Miller’s 25 columns, written between September 2005 and April 2007, frequently touch on hot-button issues.
(20) Obama talked of giving "a fair shot" to black janitors, white steelworkers, immigrant dishwashers and Native American veterans.