ruajtës

Ruajtës is a noun in Albanian meaning a protector or preserver. It denotes a person or thing that protects or preserves something. The word is formed from the verb ruaj (to guard, keep, preserve) with the agent-noun suffix -ës. It is masculine in gender; the definite singular form is ruajtësi and the definite plural ruajtësit.

In everyday language, ruajtës can refer to someone who acts as a guardian, custodian, or caretaker of people, objects, or values—for example, "ruajtësi i familjes" (protector of the family) or "ruajtësi i traditave." In professional or institutional contexts, it can denote a person responsible for safeguarding assets or rights, such as a "ruajtës i të dhënave" (data protector) or a "ruajtës i kulturës" (keeper of culture). In legal language, it may appear in phrases describing guardianship, though terms like kujdestar or mbrojtës are more common.

In technology and information management, ruajtës can be used metaphorically to describe a storage system or device that preserves data or records, though more specific terms like ruajtje e të dhënave or ruajtëse are also used.

Etymology: from ruaj + -tës, related to ruajtje (protection, preservation). See also mbrojtës, kujdestar, ruajtje.