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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warden

Noun

1. a person who is in charge of a building, such as a youth hostel, and its occupants

2. a public official who is responsible for the enforcement of certain regulations: a game warden

3. the chief officer in charge of a prison [Old French wardein]

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

2. chiefly US, Canadian jailer, prison officer, guard, screw (slang) keeper, captor, turnkey (archaic) gaoler

3. Brit. governor, head, leader, director, manager, chief, executive, boss (informal) commander, ruler, controller, overseer, baas S. African

4. ranger, keeper, guardian, protector, custodian, official

Translations

warden [ˈwɔːdn] n (BRIT) [of institution] → director(a) m/f [of park, game reserve] → guardián/ana m/f;

(BRIT) (also: traffic warden) → guardia m/f

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warden [ˈwɔːdn] n (Brit) [of institution]; directeur/trice; [of park, game reserve]; gardien(ne);

(Brit) (also: traffic warden) → contractuel(le); [of youth hostel]; responsable m/f

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warden [ˈwɔːdn] n [of park etc] → Aufseher(in) m(f) [of jail] → Wärter(in) m(f);

(Brit) [of youth hostel] → Herbergsvater m, Herbergsmutter f;

(000) [in university] → Wohnheimleiter(in) m(f);

(000) (also: traffic warden) → Verkehrspolizist(in) m(f)

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

(BRIT) (also: traffic warden) → addetto/a al controllo del traffico e del parcheggio