Definition
A person or thing that guards or protects something.
Etymology
From the Old French guarder (to guard) plus the agent suffix -er, which creates a noun meaning 'one who does the action.' The root traces back to Germanic 'warda' meaning to watch or protect.
Kelly Says
While 'guardian' became the formal legal term, 'guarder' never quite took off in modern English—yet you'll find it in older texts and poetry where it sounds more active and vigorous than the Latinate 'guardian.'
Translations
AMአማርኛ
መከላከያ
me-ke-la-ka-ya
ARالعربية
الحارس
al-ha-ars
CACatalà
el guardià
el guar-dee-a
CSČeština
strážce
strazh-ce
DEDeutsch
der Wächter
der vach-ter
ELΕλληνικά
ο φύλακας
o fy-la-kas
ESEspañol
el guardián
el guar-di-an
FAفارسی
نگهبان
ne-gah-ban
FISuomi
vartija
var-ti-ja
FRFrançais
le gardien
le gar-dee-an
GUGU
સુરક્ષાકાર
su-rakshak-aar
IDBahasa Indonesia
penjaga
pen-ja-ga
IGIG
onye nweghere
on-ye n-we-ghe-re
ITItaliano
il guardiano
il guar-dee-ano
KKKK
сақтаушы
saq-tau-shy
KMKM
អ្នករក្សា
an-k ro-k-sa
MSBahasa Melayu
penjaga
pen-ja-ga
MYမြန်မာ
ကျောက်စစ်
kya-uk-sit
NLNederlands
de bewaker
de be-wa-ker
NONorsk
vaktmesteren
vakt-mes-te-ren
PLPolski
strażnik
strazh-nik
PTPortuguês
o guardião
o guar-dee-ao
RORomână
gardianul
gar-dee-an-ul
RUРусский
хранитель
hranitel'
SVSvenska
vakten
va-k-ten
SWKiswahili
mlinzi
m-lin-zi
TAதமிழ்
பாதுகாவலர்
pa-du-ka-va-lar
TEతెలుగు
రక్షకుడు
rakshak-u-du
THไทย
ผู้คุ้มครอง
pue-kum-kron
TLTL
tagapangalaga
ta-ga-pan-ga-la-ga
TRTürkçe
koruyucu
ko-ru-yu-cu
UKУкраїнська
сторож
strozh
VITiếng Việt
người bảo vệ
nguoi bao ve
YOYO
ọ̀kan tí ó ń báà
o-kan ti o n ba-a
ZUZU
umshayeli
um-sha-ye-li