a person who protects something 保护者；守卫者；保卫者 Farmers should be guardians of the countryside. 农民应是农村的守卫者。 The police are guardians of law and order. 警察是法律和治安的护卫者。 The people act as guardians of the land. 人们担当起守护这片土地的卫士。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- self-appointed
- moral
- act as
a person who is legally responsible for the care of another person, especially a child whose parents have died （尤指双亲已故孩子的）监护人 I was left alone to live with my aunt, who became my legal guardian. 我被孤零零地撇下跟姨妈生活，她成了我的法定监护人。 The court appoints a legal guardian for the child. 法庭给这个孩子指定了一名合法监护人。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- legal
- be
- become
- appoint
- …
- parents or guardians
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French garden, of Germanic origin; compare with ward and warden. The ending was altered by association with -ian.