warden

war·den  (wôrdn)

n.

1. The chief administrative official of a prison.

2. An official charged with the enforcement of certain laws and regulations: an air raid warden.

3. Chiefly British

a. The chief executive official in charge of a port or market.

b. Any of various crown officers having administrative duties.

c. One of the governing officials of certain colleges, schools, guilds, or hospitals; a trustee.

4. The chief executive of a borough in certain states.

5. A churchwarden.

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[Middle English wardein, from Old North French, from warder, to guard, of Germanic origin; see wer-³ in Indo-European roots.]

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warden·ship n.

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warden¹

n

1. a person who has the charge or care of something, esp a building, or someone

2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) Archaic any of various public officials, esp one responsible for the enforcement of certain regulations

3. (Law) Chiefly US and Canadian the chief officer in charge of a prison

4. (Social Science / Education) Brit the principal or president of any of various universities or colleges

5. (Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) See churchwarden [1]

[from Old Northern French wardein, from warder to guard, of Germanic origin; see guard]

wardenry  n

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warden²

n

(Cookery) a variety of pear that has crisp firm flesh and is used for cooking

[of obscure origin]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

warden - the chief official in charge of a prison law officer, lawman, peace officer - an officer of the law

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warden

noun

1. steward, guardian, administrator, superintendent, caretaker, curator, warder, custodian, watchman, janitor He was a warden at the local parish church.

2. jailer, prison officer, guard, screw (slang), keeper, captor, turnkey (archaic), gaoler The prisoners seized three wardens.

3. governor, head, leader, director, manager, chief, executive, boss (informal), commander, ruler, controller, overseer, baas (S. African) A new warden took over the prison.

4. ranger, keeper, guardian, protector, custodian, official a safari park warden

Translations

warden [ˈwɔːdn] N [of castle] → guardián/ana m/f, alcaide(o.f.) m; (in institution) → encargado/a m/f (Univ) → rector(a) m/f (Aut) (also traffic warden) → controlador(a) m/f de estacionamiento (also church warden) → coadjutor(a) m/f (US) [of prison] → celador(a) m/f

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warden [ˈwɔː^rd^ən] n

(British) [institution] → directeur/trice m/f

[park, game reserve] → gardien(ne) m/f

(British) (also traffic warden) → contractuel(le) m/f

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warden

n (of youth hostel) → Herbergsvater m, → Herbergsmutter f; (= game warden) → Jagdaufseher(in) m(f); (= traffic warden) → ˜ Verkehrspolizist m, → ˜ Politesse f; (= air-raid warden) → Luftschutzwart m; (= fire warden) → Feuerwart(in) m(f); (of castle, museum etc) → Aufseher(in) m(f); (= head warden) → Kustos m; (of port) → (Hafen)aufseher(in) m(f); (of mint) → Münzwardein m; (Univ) → Heimleiter(in) m(f); (of Oxbridge college) → Rektor(in) m(f); (of prison) (Brit) → Wärter(in) m(f), → Aufseher(in) m(f); (US) → Gefängnisdirektor(in) m(f)

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warden [ˈwɔːdn] n (of institution) → direttore/trice; (of park, game reserve) → guardiano/a

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warden

n warden [ˈwoːdn]

1 the person in charge of an old people's home, a student residence etc The warden has reported that two students are missing from the hostel. matrone حارِس، قَيِّم управител správce, -kyně vagt der/die Direktor(in) επόπτης director juhataja, komandant سرپرست valvoja directeur/-trice פַּקָח संरक्षक nadstojnik gondnok penjaga forstöðumaður custode; direttore 管理人 (기숙사·보호 시설 등의) 관리인 komendantas, vyresnysis komendants warden hoofd, beheerder bestyrer, oppsynsmann, vaktmester dyrektor, przełożony director director комендант správca, -kyňa skrbnik upravnik föreståndare เจ้าหน้าที่ดูแลสถาบัน müdür 看守人，監管人 наглядач مہتمم người gác 看守人

2 (alsotraffic warden) a person who controls parking and the flow of traffic in an area If the (traffic) warden finds your car parked there you will be fined. offisier مُراقِب надзирател dopravní stráž -vagt der/die Aufseher(in) τροχονόμος για παράνομες σταθμεύσεις guardia (urbano) liikluspatrull مسئول liikenteenvalvoja patrouilleur/-euse פַּקָח תְנוּעָה वार्डन nadzornik parkiranja közterületi felügyelő polisi lalu lintas stöðumælavörður (addetto al parcheggio); (vigile urbano) 交通監視員 교통 감시관 eismo prižiūrėtojas autoinspektors; ceļu policists pengawal lalu lintas verkeersagent parkeringsvakt; trafikkonstabel funkcjonariusz służby ruchu drogowego polícia de trânsito controlor de trafic контролёр strážca na parkovisku, pomocná dopravná stráž nadzornik službenik koji kontroliše parkiranje trafik-, parkeringsvakt เจ้าหน้าที่คุมการจราจร trafik memuru 交通警察 інспектор дорожного руху آمد و رفت کا نگہبان cảnh sát giao thông （交通）管理员

3 (American) the person in charge of a prison. tronkbewaarder سَجّان управител на затвор dozorce věznice fængselschef der/die (Luftschutz)Wart(in) διευθυντής ή διοικητής φυλακής guarda vanglaülem رئيس زندان vankilanjohtaja gardien/-ienne מְנָהֵל בֵּית סוֹהָר वार्डन zatvorski čuvar vezető (börtöné) sipir penjara vörður sem leiðbeinir óbreyttum borgurum í loftárás capo-fabbricato 空襲警備員 (미) 교도소장 kalėjimo viršininkas cietuma priekšnieks penjaga penjaar blokhoofd fengselsdirektør funkcjonariusz obrony cywilnej guarda civil gardian public начальник тюрьмы dozorca, al. správca väzenia direktor jetnišnice upravnik zatvora fängelsedirektör พัสดีเรือนจำ hapisane müdürü (美國)典獄長 начальник в'язниці جیل کا داروغہ quản ngục 民防队员

4 (alsogame warden) a person who guards a game reserve. wildbewaarder حارِس أحْراش، مُوَظَّف مَسؤول عن تَطْبيق قَوانين الصَّيْد пазач strážce obory vildtopsynsmand der/die Jagdaufseher(in) φύλακας director (de una cárcel, etc) jahindusinspektor ناظر riistanhoitaja gardien/-ienne פַּקָח שְׁמוַּרת הַטֶבַע čuvar rezervata vadőr penjaga veiðivörður direttore di carcere 猟区監視官 수렵구(區) 관리인 draustinio prižiūrėtojas medību teritorijas uzraugs penjaga pemain simpanan opzichter viltoppsynsmann, skogvokter leśniczy guarda florestal gardian инспектор revírnik čuvaj nadzornik u igri skogvaktare เจ้าหน้าที่สงวนพันธุ์สัตว์ประจำท้องถิ่น av hayvanları bölgesi muhafızı 獵場看守人 єгер کھیل کا نگراں người giám sát 监督官

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warden → وَصِيّ správce opsynsmand Aufseher διευθυντής φυλακών guardián valvoja gardien čuvar guardiano 管理者 관리인 opzichter bestyrer wartownik guarda смотритель uppsyningsman เจ้าหนั้าที่ดูแลสถาบัน เช่น หอพักเด็กนักเรียน bekçi người giám sát 看守人