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warder

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ward·er 1  (wôrdr)
n.
1. A guard, porter, or watcher of a gate or tower.
2. Chiefly British A prison guard.
[Middle English, from Anglo-Norman wardere, from Old North French warder, to guard; see warden.]
warder·ship n.
warder or fem wardress
Noun
Chiefly Brit a prison officer [Old French warder to guard]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.warderwarder - a person who works in a prison and is in charge of prisoners
law officer, lawman, peace officer - an officer of the law
wardress - a woman warder
warder or wardress Chiefly Brit.
noun jailer, guard, screw (slang) warden, prison officer, keeper, captor, custodian, turnkey (archaic) gaoler
Translations
Spanish warder [ˈwɔːdəʳ] n (BRIT) → guardián/ana m/f; carcelero/a
French warder [ˈwɔːdəʳ] n (Brit) → gardien m de prison
German warder [ˈwɔːdəʳ] (Brit) n → Gefängniswärter(in) m(f)
Italian warder [ˈwɔːdəʳ] n (BRIT) → guardia carceraria
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The authorities, hurrying in the direction of the cry, found the corpse of the warder who patrols the top of the north wall of the prison, the steepest and most difficult exit, for which one man has always been found sufficient.
The Wisdom Of Father Brown by Chesterton, Gilbert K. View in context
For ten seconds there was silence as though all had been struck dumb; even the warder stepped back, mechanically retreated to the door, and stood immovable.
Crime And Punishment by Dostoyevsky, Fyodor View in context
First, the villain and heartless vagabond sought to win my good-will and purchase my compliance, so as to get me, like a treacherous warder, to deliver up to him the keys of the fortress I had in charge.
Don Quixote by Cervantes, Miguel View in context
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