gardien

Signification

1. guard (someone who keeps guard of something)
2. guardian, warden (protector)
3. guardian (someone who looks after something else)
4. guardian
5. Ellipsis of gardien de but. (goalkeeper; goaltender; goalie)
6. babysitter

Genre

♂️ Masculin

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ɡaʁ.djɛ̃/

Étymologie

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.

Phrases

La maison de gardien sert désormais de clubhouse au centre nautique local .

The caretaker's house now serves as a clubhouse for the local nautical centre.