custodian
Americannoun
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a person who has custody; keeper; guardian.
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a person entrusted with guarding or maintaining a property; janitor.
noun
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a person who has custody, as of a prisoner, ward, etc
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a guardian or keeper, as of an art collection, etc
Other Word Forms
- custodianship noun
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The company, for example, called the separation of the roles of broker, exchange, and custodian into different firms a “a legacy of a paper-based system” unnecessary in the tokenized universe.
From Barron's
This would allow for automatic investments down the road, and also for custodians to be able to steer users toward funds.
From MarketWatch
These trust charters allow crypto companies to act as the custodian and investment manager of their client assets across the country.
From MarketWatch
As an example, the union cited staffing ratios for custodians that it said are below the district’s own minimum standards.
From Los Angeles Times
The Wordsworth Trust has been the custodian of Dove Cottage, the Wordsworths' first Lake District home, since it was founded in 1891.
From BBC
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