guardian
noun
[ ˈɡɑːdɪən ]
• a person who protects or defends something.
• "self-appointed guardians of public morality"
Similar:
protector,
defender,
preserver,
champion,
custodian,
warden,
guard,
keeper,
conservator,
curator,
caretaker,
steward,
trustee,
supervisor,
• the superior of a Franciscan convent.
Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French garden, of Germanic origin; compare with ward and warden. The ending was altered by association with -ian.
