(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.
Keeper
Definition:
(n.) One who, or that which, keeps; one who, or that which, holds or has possession of anything.
(n.) One who retains in custody; one who has the care of a prison and the charge of prisoners.
(n.) One who has the care, custody, or superintendence of anything; as, the keeper of a park, a pound, of sheep, of a gate, etc. ; the keeper of attached property; hence, one who saves from harm; a defender; a preserver.
(n.) One who remains or keeps in a place or position.
(n.) A ring, strap, clamp, or any device for holding an object in place; as: (a) The box on a door jamb into which the bolt of a lock protrudes, when shot. (b) A ring serving to keep another ring on the finger. (c) A loop near the buckle of a strap to receive the end of the strap.
(n.) A fruit that keeps well; as, the Roxbury Russet is a good keeper.
Example Sentences:
(1) 3.14pm BST 14 mins: It's quite a pleasing thing that, some 22 years after the passback rule was put in place, fans still applaud a player heading the ball back to the keeper.
(2) It's straight at Stockdale, though the keeper needs two attempts to get the ball under control in these awkward conditions.
(3) The disastrous launches of SimCity and Battlefield 4 , the confining and somewhat invasive nature of the publisher’s Origin digital gaming platform and the voraciously monetised smartphone version of Dungeon Keeper, have kicked further dents in its reputation.
(4) Liam Fox, regarded as the flame-keeper of the Tory right, would also be a prime target for the Lib Dems.
(5) This was the keeper’s introduction to English football following his £17m move from Barcelona and perhaps, in hindsight, it was a mistake from Guardiola not to ease him in against West Ham a couple of weeks ago.
(6) Juan nearly pokes a backpass past an advancing Julio Cesar; the keeper does well to hack clear.
(7) Although Hart turned another Götze chance behind early in the second half, after Blaszczykowski and Lukasz Piszczek had neatly combined on the right, there was nothing he could do when Reus intercepted the blind pass Rodwell attempted to play to Nastasic and drove into the area before shooting across the City keeper.
(8) He's got the jump on Mathijsen, but not on the keeper, who surges off his line to clear.
(9) Meyler was in unfamiliar territory on the right side of defence and performed brilliantly in the second half but Germany’s next opportunity of note came on the opposite flank when Marc Wilson’s backpass to Forde was left short and the keeper nervously found the stand, despite his initial touch almost reaching Thomas Müller with a clear path to goal.
(10) As the storm rages, the keepers of the euro flame have lined up to offer radical ways to rewrite the single currency's rules to make the project more viable in the long term.
(11) Eventually, Ballance tried to reverse sweep Ajantha Mendis, but he could only edge to the keeper.
(12) You can’t have a go at him as the keeper has made a fantastic save for the second one.
(13) Gaddafi, as vigilant keeper of the flame, kept a weather eye open, heaping privileges on some and prestige on others in order to consolidate alliances and plaster over any cracks that threatened to appear.
(14) The keeper hurled himself in front of it to pull off an improbable block!
(15) Keepers clean the babies by using a cotton swab warmed to the same temperature as the mother's tongue.
(16) 90+2 min Howard Webb books the keeper Benaglio for timewasting.
(17) He makes it to the area and draws Krul, but his cheeky chip over the advancing keeper floats wide left of the open goal.
(18) Stokes sent a downward header towards the far corner from seven yards but the pesky keeper again meddled, diving full length to push it to safety.
(19) We felt Tim would be the most appropriate keeper to save penalties.
(20) Jelavic's penalty was saved by the Baggies keeper Ben Foster but Rosenior was on hand to head home the rebound and score his first senior goal since October 2009.