voogd

Definitions of voogd
  1. noun
    a person who cares for persons or property
    synonyms: behoeder, beschermer, beschermheer, bewaarder, bewaker, hoeder, protector, schutsheer, titelverdediger
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    Sint-Nicolaas
    the legendary patron saint of children; an imaginary being who is thought to bring presents to children at Christmas
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    ezelsbrug, ezelsbruggetje, geheugensteuntje, reminder
    someone who gives a warning so that a mistake can be avoided
    held, heldin, jachtvliegtuig, jager, kampioen, kampvechter, paladijn, strijder, titelhouder, vechter, voorvechter
    someone who fights for a cause
    chaperon
    one who accompanies and supervises a young woman or gatherings of young people
    administrateur, baljuw, beheerder, conservator, custos, doelman, doelverdediger, doelwachter, drossaard, drost, goalie, goalkeeper, keeper, kiep, landdrost, meier, official, oppasser, roeper, schout, sluitpost, steekwoord
    one having charge of buildings or grounds or animals
    beschermheilige, kerkpatroon, patroon, patroonheilige, schutsheilige, schutspatroon
    a saint who is considered to be a defender of some group or nation
    peacekeeper
    someone who keeps peace
    babysit, babysitter
    a person who looks after babies (usually in the person's own home) while the babys' parents are working
    babysit, babysitter, kinderzitje
    a person engaged to care for children when the parents are not home
    grensbewaker, grenswachter
    someone who patrols the borders of a country
    uitsmijter
    a person whose duty is to throw troublemakers out of a bar or public meeting
    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)
    overwegwachter, poortwachter, portier
    someone who guards an entrance
    chaperon
    a woman chaperon
    brandweercommandant, commandant
    the head of a fire department
    pleegvader, voedstervader
    a man who is a foster parent
    min, pleegmoeder, voedster, zoogster
    a woman who is a foster parent and raises another's child
    jachtopzichter, jachtopziener, koddebeier, wildschut
    a person employed to take care of game and wildlife
    custos, doelman, doelverdediger, doelwachter, goalie, goalkeeper, keeper, kiep, oppasser, roeper, sluitpost, steekwoord
    someone who guards prisoners
    hellebaardier
    a guard who carries a halberd (as a symbol of his duty)
    kustlichtwachter, lichtwachter, vuurtorenwachter
    the keeper of a lighthouse
    baancommissaris, hofmaarschalk, maarschalk
    a law officer having duties similar to those of a sheriff in carrying out the judgments of a court of law
    MP
    a member of the military police who polices soldiers and guards prisoners
    broeder, verpleegkundige, verpleegster, verpleger, ziekenbroeder, ziekenverpleger, ziekenzuster, zuster
    a woman who is the custodian of children
    agent, bout, diender, flic, flik, gerechtsdienaar, glimmerik, juut, klabak, pandoer, politie, politieagent, politieambtenaar, politiebeambte, politieman, rakker, sjouter, smeris, tuut, wout
    a member of a police force
    brigadier
    a lawman with the rank of sergeant
    baljuw, drossaard, drost, landdrost, meier, schepen, schout, sheriff
    the principal law-enforcement officer in a county
    champetter, koddebeier, veldwachter
    a member of the Texas state highway patrol; formerly a mounted lawman who maintained order on the frontier
    blokhoofd, havenmeester, herbergmoeder, herbergvader
    a person who works in a prison and is in charge of prisoners
    beveiligingsbeambte, beveiligingsfunctionaris
    a guard who keeps watch
    dierenverzorger, dierverzorger
    the chief person responsible for a zoological garden
  2. noun
    a person who gives private instruction (as in singing, acting, etc.)
    synonyms: huisonderwijzer, instructeur, instructrice, mentor, opvoeder, studiementor
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    blokker, repetent
    a teacher who is paid to cram students for examinations
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    docent, frik, instructeur, instructrice, leerkracht, leraar, lerares, onderwijsgevende, onderwijskracht, onderwijzer, schoolfrik, schoolvos
    a person whose occupation is teaching
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