Meaning & use
guardian
A person who protects, cares for, or is legally responsible for someone unable to care for themselves.
See it in a sentence
Her aunt became her legal guardian after her parents passed away in the accident.
The old lighthouse keeper saw himself as the guardian of every ship that passed the rocks.
A note on using this word
Guardian is used both informally for any protector and formally in law for someone with legal responsibility for a minor.
Words with a similar meaning
protectorcustodian
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Words with an opposite meaning
ward
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