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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ward·er ²  (wôrdr)

n.

A baton formerly used by a ruler or commander as a symbol of authority and to signal orders.

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[Middle English, possibly from warden, to ward, from Old English weardian; see wer-³ in Indo-European roots.]

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warder¹ feminine, wardress

n

1. (Law) Chiefly Brit an officer in charge of prisoners in a jail

2. a person who guards or has charge of something

[from Anglo-French wardere, from Old French warder to guard, of Germanic origin]

wardership  n

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warder²

n

(Government, Politics & Diplomacy) (formerly) a staff or truncheon carried by a ruler as an emblem of authority and used to signal his wishes or intentions

[perhaps from Middle English warden to ward]

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 wardress

noun jailer, guard, screw (slang), warden, prison officer, keeper, captor, custodian, turnkey (archaic), gaoler The inmates of the jail have taken a prison warder hostage.

Translations

warder [ˈwɔːdəʳ] N (esp Brit) → celador(a) m/f

warder [ˈwɔː^rdə^r] n (British) → gardien(ne) m/f prison warder

warder

n (Brit) → Wärter(in) m(f), → Aufseher(in) m(f)

warder [ˈwɔːdəʳ] n → guardia carceraria