different between custodian vs overseer

English

Etymology

From Medieval Latin *cust?di?nus (“the office of a cust?dia”), implied in cust?di?n?tus, from Latin cust?dia (“a keeping, watch, guard, prison”), from cust?s (“a keeper, watchman, guard”).

Noun

custodian (plural custodians)

1. A person entrusted with the custody or care of something or someone; a caretaker or keeper.

2. (US, Canada) a janitor; a cleaner

Derived terms

• custodianship

Related terms

• custodial
• custody

Translations

Further reading

• custodian in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• custodian in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• custodian at OneLook Dictionary Search

Spanish

Verb

custodian

1. Second-person plural (ustedes) present indicative form of custodiar.
2. Third-person plural (ellos, ellas, also used with ustedes^?) present indicative form of custodiar.

English

Etymology

oversee +? -er

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /???v??si??(?)/
• oversee-er or over-seer

Noun

overseer (plural overseers)

1. One who oversees or supervises.
   1. (historical) The manager of a plantation of slaves.
   2. (historical) An officer responsible for the care of the poor, making out lists of voters and those who had not paid taxes, etc.
2. (obsolete) A critic.

Synonyms

• administrator
• foreman
• chief, head, head man
• controller, comptroller
• organizer
• superintendent
• supervisor
• curator

Derived terms

• overseership

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