Word Meanings - CONSERVATOR - Book Publishers vocabulary database

1. One who preserves from injury or violation; a protector; a preserver. The great Creator and Conservator of the world. Derham. An officer who has charge of preserving the public peace, as a justice or sheriff. One who has an official charge of

Additional info about word: CONSERVATOR

1. One who preserves from injury or violation; a protector; a preserver. The great Creator and Conservator of the world. Derham. An officer who has charge of preserving the public peace, as a justice or sheriff. One who has an official charge of preserving the rights and privileges of a city, corporation, community, or estate. The lords of the secret council were likewise made conservators of the peace of the two kingdoms. Clarendon. The conservator of the estate of an idiot. Bouvier. Conservators of the River Thames, a board of comissioners instituted by Parliament to have the conservancy of the Thames.

Possible synonyms: (Same meaning words of CONSERVATOR)

• Guardian
• Keeper
• protector
• conservator
• custodian
• preserver
• warder

Related words: (words related to CONSERVATOR)

• GUARDIAN
  One who has, or is entitled to, the custody of the person or property of an infant, a minor without living parents, or a person incapable of managing his own affairs. Of the several species of guardians, the first are guardians by nature. -- viz.,
• GUARDIANSHIP
  The office, duty, or care, of a guardian; protection; care; watch.
• GUARDIANESS
  A female guardian. I have placed a trusty, watchful guardianess. Beau. & Fl.
• GUARDIANLESS
  Without a guardian. Marston.
• CUSTODIAN
  One who has care or custody, as of some public building; a keeper or superintendent.
• PROTECTORIAL
  See PROTECTORAL
• PROTECTORLESS
  Having no protector; unprotected.
• CONSERVATOR
  1. One who preserves from injury or violation; a protector; a preserver. The great Creator and Conservator of the world. Derham. An officer who has charge of preserving the public peace, as a justice or sheriff. One who has an official charge of
• WARDER
  1. One who wards or keeps; a keeper; a guard. "The warders of the gate." Dryden. 2. A truncheon or staff carried by a king or a commander in chief, and used in signaling his will. When, lo! the king suddenly changed his mind, Casts down his warder
• CONSERVATORY
  Having the quality of preserving from loss, decay, or injury.
• CUSTODIANSHIP
  Office or duty of a custodian.
• KEEPER
  1. One who, or that which, keeps; one who, or that which, holds or has possession of anything. 2. One who retains in custody; one who has the care of a prison and the charge of prisoners. 3. One who has the care, custody, or superintendence of
• PRESERVER
  1. One who, or that which, preserves, saves, or defends, from destruction, injury, or decay; esp., one who saves the life or character of another. Shak. 2. One who makes preserves of fruit. Game preserver. See under Game.
• GUARDIANAGE
  Guardianship.
• KEEPERSHIP
  The office or position of a keeper. Carew.
• PROTECTORSHIP
  , The office of a protector or regent; protectorate.
• GUARDIANCE
  Guardianship.
• PROTECTOR
  One having the care of the kingdom during the king's minority; a regent. Is it concluded he shall be protector ! Shak. (more info) 1. One who, or that which, defends or shields from injury, evil, oppression, etc.; a defender; a guardian; a patron.
• PROTECTORAL
  Of or pertaining to a protector; protectorial; as, protectoral power.
• PROTECTORATE
  1. Government by a protector; -- applied especially to the government of England by Oliver Cromwell. 2. The authority assumed by a superior power over an inferior or a dependent one, whereby the former protects the latter from invasion and shares
• OUTKEEPER
  An attachment to a surveyor's compass for keeping tally in chaining.
• INNKEEPER
  An innholder.
• POUNDKEEPER; POUND-KEEPER
  The keeper of a pound.
• COGUARDIAN
  A joint guardian.
• AWARDER
  One who awards, or assigns by sentence or judicial determination; a judge.
• CROWKEEPER
  A person employed to scare off crows; hence, a scarecrow. Scaring the ladies like a crowkeeper. Shak.
• BOOKKEEPER
  One who keeps accounts; one who has the charge of keeping the books and accounts in an office.
• SHOPKEEPER
  A trader who sells goods in a shop, or by retail; -- in distinction from one who sells by wholesale. Addison.
• HOUSEKEEPER
  1. One who occupies a house with his family; a householder; the master or mistress of a family. Locke. 2. One who does, or oversees, the work of keeping house; as, his wife is a good housekeeper; often, a woman hired to superintend the servants