Definitions for guardian
ˈgɑr di ənguardian

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.5 / 2 votes

1. defender, guardian, protector, shieldernoun

   a person who cares for persons or property

WiktionaryRate this definition:3.3 / 3 votes

1. guardiannoun

   Someone who guards, watches over, or protects.

2. guardiannoun

   A person legally responsible for a minor (in loco parentis).

3. guardiannoun

   A person legally responsible for an incompetent person.

4. guardiannoun

   A superior in a Franciscan monastery.

5. guardiannoun

   A major or final enemy; boss.

6. Guardiannoun

   A British daily national newspaper.

7. Etymology: guardein, *

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Guardianadjective

   Performing the office of a kind protector or superintendant.

   My charming patroness protects me unseen, like my guardian angel; and shuns my gratitude like a fairy, who is bountiful by stealth, and conceals the giver, when she bestows the gift. John Dryden, Cleomenes. Dedication to.

   Thus shall mankind his guardian care engage,
   The promis’d father of the future age. Alexander Pope, Messiah.

   Mean while Minerva, in her guardian care,
   Shoots from the starry vaults through fields of air. Alexander Pope.

2. Guardiannoun

   Etymology: gardien, French, from guard.

   1. One that has the care of an orphan; one who is to supply the want of parents.

   I am sorry for her, as I have just cause, being her uncle and her guardian. William Shakespeare, Much Ado about Nothing.

   When perjur’d guardians, proud with impious gains,
   Choak up the streets, too narrow for their trains! Dryden.

   Hocus, with two other of the guardians, thought it their duty to take care of the interest of the three girls. Arbuthnot.

   2. One to whom the care and preservation of any thing is committed.

   I gave you all,
   Made you my guardians, my depositaries;
   But kept a reservation to be follow’d
   With such a number. William Shakespeare, King Lear.

   3. A repository or storehouse. Not used.

   Where is Duncan’s body?
   ———— Carried to Colmeskill,
   The sacred storehouse of his predecessors,
   And guardian of their bones. William Shakespeare, Macbeth.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Guardian

   Guardian is a song by Canadian-American recording artist Alanis Morissette, released as the lead single from her eighth studio album, Havoc and Bright Lights (2012). The song was written by Morissette and Guy Sigsworth, and produced by Sigsworth and Joe Chiccarelli. It is a rock song, where Morissette promises to look after a special someone. The song received positive reviews from music critics, with most of them praising her return and commending its freshness and brightness. The music video was released on July 27, 2012 and it shows Morissette singing on a Berlin rooftop equipped with a set of angel wings and eventually brightens the children and parents she is watching over. The song was a moderate success in some countries, peaking inside the top 20 on the Austrian and Switzerland charts, while reaching number 41 on the Canadian Hot 100 chart and charting on the Billboard's Adult Pop Songs chart. Morissette has promoted the track with live performances, including Dancing with the Stars, The Ellen DeGeneres Show and The View.

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1. guardian

   A guardian is an individual or entity who is legally appointed and entrusted with the responsibility to care for another person or manage their affairs. This often involves a minor, an individual who is incapable of taking care of themselves due to illness, disability or aging, or someone who is unable to make rational decisions. The guardian's duty may encompass making decisions related to health, finance, education, and personal welfare of the person they are safeguarding.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Guardianverb

   one who guards, preserves, or secures; one to whom any person or thing is committed for protection, security, or preservation from injury; a warden

2. Guardianverb

   one who has, or is entitled to, the custody of the person or property of an infant, a minor without living parents, or a person incapable of managing his own affairs

3. Guardianadjective

   performing, or appropriate to, the office of a protector; as, a guardian care

4. Etymology: [OF. guardain, gardien, F. gardien, LL. guardianus. See Guard, v. t., and cf. Wasden.]

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1. Guardian

   Guardian is an American Christian hard rock/metal band. The band released six studio albums, three additional albums in Spanish—and toured extensively worldwide. There are also numerous compilations, live records and bootlegs available.

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1. guardian

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Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. GUARDIAN

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Guardian is ranked #46219 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Guardian surname appeared 461 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Guardian.
   
   88.5% or 408 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   6.2% or 29 total occurrences were White.
   4.3% or 20 total occurrences were Asian.

Matched Categories

1. • Preserver

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'guardian' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #4323

2. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'guardian' in Nouns Frequency: #1545

Anagrams for guardian »

1. Grauniad

How to pronounce guardian?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say guardian in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of guardian in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of guardian in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of guardian in a Sentence

1. Barry Balaski:

   As part of our district's Health and Safety Plan and in accordance with the CDC's guidance for schools, the district provides hand sanitizing stations that are available in each of our schools, in addition, students are permitted to have hand sanitizer in their desk or backpack. However, students are not required to keep it in their desk or backpack, particularly if a parent/guardian does not want them to have it.

2. Gil Dotan:

   Guardian Optical Technologies’ sensor provides all the necessary information regarding the occupants, the number of occupants, where do they sit, what is their physical size, and what is their posture even.

3. Joseph Addison:

   If you wish to succeed in life, make perseverance your bosom friend, experience your wise counselor, caution your elder brother, and hope your guardian genius.

4. Anwar Gargash:

   Mogherini's Guardian op-ed lacks context and understanding of Iran's regional and aggressive policy and sectarian overtones that have polarized the Middle East her task of 'regional cooperative framework' must evolve from a clear understanding of Iran's interventionist and sectarian foreign policy and ensuing polarization.

5. Catholic Prayer:

   Angel of God, my guardian dear To whom God's love commits me here Ever this day be at my side, To light and guard, to rule and guide.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=guardian
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Guardian
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=guardian
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guardian
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/guardian
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=guardian
8. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html