doelverdediger

Definitions of doelverdediger
  1. noun
    one having charge of buildings or grounds or animals
    synonyms: administrateur, baljuw, beheerder, conservator, custos, doelman, doelwachter, drossaard, drost, goalie, goalkeeper, keeper, kiep, landdrost, meier, official, oppasser, roeper, schout, sluitpost, steekwoord
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    claviger, huisbewaarder, verzorger
    a custodian who is hired to take care of something (property or a person)
    conservator, museumconservator
    the custodian of a collection (as a museum or library)
    jachtopzichter, jachtopziener, koddebeier, wildschut
    a person employed to take care of game and wildlife
    kustlichtwachter, lichtwachter, vuurtorenwachter
    the keeper of a lighthouse
    dierenverzorger, dierverzorger
    the chief person responsible for a zoological garden
    claviger
    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
    koster, kosteres, sacristein
    an officer of the church who is in charge of sacred objects
    hoofdopzichter, oppasser, opzichter, opziener, politiechef, politiecommissaris, superintendent, toezichthouder
    a caretaker for an apartment house; represents the owner as janitor and rent collector
    koster, kosteres
    a church officer who takes care of the interior of the building and acts as an attendant (carries the verge) during ceremonies
    type of:
    behoeder, beschermer, beschermheer, bewaarder, bewaker, hoeder, protector, schutsheer, titelverdediger, voogd
    a person who cares for persons or property
  2. noun
    someone who guards prisoners
    synonyms: custos, doelman, doelwachter, goalie, goalkeeper, keeper, kiep, oppasser, roeper, sluitpost, steekwoord
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