guardian
US: /ˈɡɑɹdiən/
UK: /ɡˈɑːdiən/
UK: /ɡˈɑːdiən/
English Vietnamese dictionary
guardian /'gɑ:djən/
- danh từ
- người bảo vệ
- guardian angel: thần hộ mệnh
- (pháp lý) người giám hộ (tài sản...)
- người bảo vệ
Advanced English dictionary
+ noun
1 a person who protects sth: Farmers should be guardians of the countryside. + The police are guardians of law and order.
2 a person who is legally responsible for the care of another person, especially a child whose parents have died
Thesaurus dictionary
n.
protector, defender, paladin, champion; trustee, custodian, keeper, preserver:
She fancies him her guardian, her knight in shining armour. Do we really need guardians of the 'purity' of the language?
Collocation dictionary
1 person/institution that guards/protects sth
ADJ.
self-appointed
She has become the self-appointed guardian of the nation's conscience.
| moral
VERB + GUARDIAN
act as
The village people act as guardians of the land.
2 person who is responsible for a child
ADJ.
legal
VERB + GUARDIAN
appoint, appoint sb (as)
The court appoints a legal guardian for the child.
| act as
Concise English dictionary
guardians'gɑrdɪən /'gɑːd-
noun
+a person who cares for persons or property
adj.
+providing protective supervision; watching over or safeguarding
