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gardien.

guard (someone who keeps guard of something)

7 characters2 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

noun/ɡaʁ.djɛ̃/
  1. guard (someone who keeps guard of something)

    masculine
  2. guardian, warden (protector)

    masculine
  3. guardian (someone who looks after something else)

    masculine
  4. guardian

    masculine
  5. ellipsis of gardien de but (goalkeeper; goaltender; goalie)

    abbreviation · alt-of · ellipsis · masculine
  6. babysitter

    North-America · masculine
Where this word comes from

From Old French guardian, guardein (“protector, guard”), from an earlier *gardenc, the first root deriving from guarder and the second from Proto-Germanic *-ingaz, cf the similarly-formed Italian guardingo . The suffix was later changed; compare the Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin guardianus, which may have influenced it. Doublet of gardian.

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