GUARDIAN: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for GUARDIAN?

Need another word that means the same as “guardian”? Find 9 synonyms and 30 related words for “guardian” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Guardian” are: defender, protector, shielder, preserver, champion, custodian, warden, guard, keeper

Guardian as a Noun

Definitions of "Guardian" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “guardian” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• The superior of a Franciscan convent.
• A person who cares for persons or property.
• A person who is legally responsible for the care of someone who is unable to manage their own affairs, especially a child whose parents have died.
• A person who protects or defends something.

Synonyms of "Guardian" as a noun (9 Words)

champion	Someone who has won first place in a competition. He became the determined champion of a free press.
custodian	A person employed to clean and maintain a building. The custodian of the Great Seal in Canada is always the Secretary of State.
defender	Either member of the partnership that did not win the auction. A determined defender of British interests.
guard	The person who plays the position of guard on a basketball team. The left guard was injured on the play.
keeper	A ring worn to keep a more valuable one on the finger. This disc is a keeper and one that belongs on every serious DVD collector s shelf.
preserver	Rescue equipment consisting of a buoyant belt or jacket to keep a person from drowning. The Benedictines have been best known as educators and as preservers of antique texts.
protector	A regent in charge of a kingdom during the minority, absence, or incapacity of the sovereign. A man who became her protector adviser and friend.
shielder	A person who cares for persons or property.
warden	The head of certain schools, colleges, or other institutions. The warden of a nature reserve.

Usage Examples of "Guardian" as a noun

• Self-appointed guardians of public morality.
• I am acting as guardian of my late brother's family.

Associations of "Guardian" (30 Words)

angel	A former English coin minted between the reigns of Edward IV and Charles I and bearing the figure of the archangel Michael killing a dragon. The longer it takes you to get your product into the marketplace the longer it will be until the angels get their money back.
bastion	A natural rock formation resembling a man made bastion. Cricket s last bastion of discrimination.
castle	Move the king two squares toward a rook and in the same move the rook to the square next past the king. The crumbling stonework of a ruined castle.
citadel	A meeting hall of the Salvation Army. Citadels of private economic power.
conservancy	A commission controlling a port, river, or catchment area. From the point of view of nature conservancy I d rather see it left unspoilt.
custodian	A goalkeeper or wicketkeeper. The custodians of pension and insurance funds.
defence	(sports) the team that is trying to prevent the other team from scoring. The minister of defence.
defend	Protect or fight for as a champion. Ms Smith will represent the defendant.
defender	(in sport) a player whose task it is to protect their own side’s goal. Owen surged between two defenders then drove the ball out of the reach of the goalkeeper.
deity	A god or goddess (in a polytheistic religion. A ruler driven by delusions of deity.
fort	A fortified building or strategic position. The city was guarded by a ring of forts.
fortress	A person or thing not susceptible to outside influence or disturbance. He had proved himself to be a fortress of moral rectitude.
guard	The person who plays the position of guard on a basketball team. He let his guard slip enough to make some unwise comments.
guide	Use as a guide. They had the lights to guide on.
heaven	A place regarded in various religions as the abode of God (or the gods) and the angels, and of the good after death, often traditionally depicted as being above the sky. Those who practised good deeds would receive the reward of a place in heaven.
helmet	Armor plate that protects the head.
medieval	As if belonging to the Middle Ages; old-fashioned and unenlightened. Without other people around I would let my flat degenerate into medieval levels of squalor.
parent	Be or act as a parent to a child. All children are special to those who parent them.
preclusive	Made impossible. No preclusive action was taken.
preservation	The activity of protecting something from loss or danger. Food preservation.
preserve	Fruit preserved by cooking with sugar. Preserve the peace in the family.
preserver	A cook who preserves fruits or meat. You might also want to coat the bottom of the canes with wood preserver.
preventive	Designed to keep something undesirable such as illness or harm from occurring. Preventive medicine.
protective	Relating to the protection of domestic industries from foreign competition. A protective mother.
protector	A person who cares for persons or property. Ear protectors.
savior	A teacher and prophet born in Bethlehem and active in Nazareth; his life and sermons form the basis for Christianity (circa 4 BC – AD 29.
sentry	A person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event. Two men stood sentry on the door every evening.
soccer	A football game in which two teams of 11 players try to kick or head a ball into the opponents’ goal.
tutelar	Providing protective supervision; watching over or safeguarding. Tutelary gods.
tutelary	Providing protective supervision; watching over or safeguarding. The tutelary spirits of these regions.