noun
1 person/institution that guards/protects sth
ADJECTIVE
▪ self-appointed
▪
She has become the self-appointed ~ of the nation's conscience.
▪ moral
VERB + GUARDIAN
▪ act as
▪
The people act as ~s of the land.
2 person who is responsible for a child
ADJECTIVE
▪ legal
VERB + GUARDIAN
▪ be , become
▪ appoint , appoint sb (as) , name sb (as)
▪
The court appoints a legal ~ for the child.
▪ act as
PHRASES
▪ parents or ~s