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custodian

 
 
/kʌsˈtəʊdiən/ noun [C]

Translation

VALUABLE THING formal a person who takes care of something valuable or important
bekçi, koruyucu, muhafız
He's the grandson of Oscar Wilde and custodian of his private papers.1992
BUILDING US someone whose job is to look after a building, especially a school
bekçi,güvenlik görevlisi, okul hademesi
2961992
(Definition of custodian noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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