gardien

Definitions of gardien
  1. noun
    a hired hand who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback
    synonyms: cow-boy, vacher
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    vacher
    local names for a cowboy (`vaquero' is used especially in southwestern and central Texas and `buckaroo' is used especially in California)
    cow-girl
    a woman cowboy
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    employé de ranch
    a hired hand on a ranch
  2. noun
    someone who drives a herd
    synonyms: berger
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    chevrier
    a person who tends a flock of goats
    berger
    a herder of sheep (on an open range); someone who keeps the sheep together in a flock
    bergère
    a woman shepherd
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    ouvrier agricole
    a hired laborer on a farm or ranch
  3. noun
    the person who plays that position on a football team
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    joueur de la mélée
    one of the players on the line of scrimmage
  4. noun
    a person who cares for persons or property
    synonyms: protecteur
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    pense-bête
    someone who gives a warning so that a mistake can be avoided
    garde du corps
    someone who escorts and protects a prominent person
    champion, combattant
    someone who fights for a cause
    chaperon
    one who accompanies and supervises a young woman or gatherings of young people
    conservateur
    one having charge of buildings or grounds or animals
    pompier
    a member of a fire department who tries to extinguish fires
    famille d'accueil
    a person who acts as parent and guardian for a child in place of the child's natural parents but without legally adopting the child
    garde
    a person who keeps watch over something or someone
    agent de la loi
    an officer of the law
    patron, saint patron
    a saint who is considered to be a defender of some group or nation
    videur
    a person whose duty is to throw troublemakers out of a bar or public meeting
    concierge
    a custodian who is hired to take care of something (property or a person)
    conservateur
    the custodian of a collection (as a museum or library)
    portier
    someone who guards an entrance
    père adoptif
    a man who is a foster parent
    mère adoptive
    a woman who is a foster parent and raises another's child
    gardien de prison
    someone who guards prisoners
    concierge
    someone employed to clean and maintain a building
    bonne d'enfants, gouvernante
    a woman who is the custodian of children
    agent de police
    a member of a police force
    shérif
    the principal law-enforcement officer in a county
    gardien de prison
    a person who works in a prison and is in charge of prisoners
    garde
    a guard who keeps watch
  5. noun
    one having charge of buildings or grounds or animals
    synonyms: conservateur
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    concierge
    a custodian who is hired to take care of something (property or a person)
    conservateur
    the custodian of a collection (as a museum or library)
    concierge
    someone employed to clean and maintain a building
    concierge
    a French caretaker of apartments or a hotel; lives on the premises and oversees people entering and leaving and handles mail and acts as janitor or porter
    sacristain
    an officer of the church who is in charge of sacred objects
    concierge
    a caretaker for an apartment house; represents the owner as janitor and rent collector
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    protecteur
    a person who cares for persons or property
  6. noun
    stands behind the wicket to catch balls
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    joueur de cricket
    an athlete who plays cricket
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