warder (redirected from warders)

ward·er ¹  (wôrdr)

n.

1. A guard, porter, or watcher of a gate or tower.

2. Chiefly British A prison guard.

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[Middle English, from Anglo-Norman wardere, from Old North French warder, to guard; see warden.]

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warder·ship n.

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warder or fem wardress

Noun

Chiefly Brit a prison officer [Old French warder to guard]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

warder - 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

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warder or wardress Chiefly Brit.

noun jailer, guard, screw (slang) warden, prison officer, keeper, captor, custodian, turnkey (archaic) gaoler

Translations

warder [ˈwɔːdəʳ] n (BRIT) → guardián/ana m/f; carcelero/a

warder [ˈwɔːdəʳ] n (Brit) → gardien m de prison

warder [ˈwɔːdəʳ] (Brit) n → Gefängniswärter(in) m(f)

warder [ˈwɔːdəʳ] n (BRIT) → guardia carceraria