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   Ward·er

   /ˈwôrdər/

   

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   • 1. a guard in a prison. British

   Word Origin late Middle English (denoting a watchman or sentinel): from Anglo-Norman French wardere, from Old Northern French warder ‘to guard’. The current sense dates from the mid 19th century.

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   What does Warder mean?

   • Get a quick, free translation! WARDER definition: 1. a person who is in charge of people in prison 2. a person who is in charge of people in prison. Learn more.

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   What does a warder do?

   • A warder attended to do the honours of the table, and made a sign to the disguised female to rise and assist him in his functions. The warder, and every soldier who had been on duty that night, were arrested and questioned. Warder definition: a person who guards something, as a doorkeeper or caretaker.. See examples of WARDER used in a sentence.

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   What is a warder in a prison?

   • A warder is someone who works in a prison supervising the prisoners. Warders threaten to strike over pay. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers 2. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers 1. 2.

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   • 13. to avert or turn aside (danger, an attack, etc.) (usu. fol. by off ): to ward off a blow. 14. to place in a ward, as of a hospital. 15. Archaic. to protect; guard. [before 900; (n.) Middle English warde, Old English weard; (v.) Middle English; Old English weardian, c. Old Saxon wardon, Old High German wartēn, Old Norse vartha; compare guard] n.

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   noun [ C ] UK uk / ˈwɔː.də r/ us / ˈwɔːr.dɚ / Add to word list. a person who is in charge of people in prison. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Prisons & parts of prisons. approved school. Bastille. boot camp. borstal. brig. gaoler. halfway house. HMP. nick. open prison. panopticon. penal colony. penitentiary. straightjacket.

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   Warder definition: a person who guards something, as a doorkeeper or caretaker.. See examples of WARDER used in a sentence.

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   WARDER | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary. Meaning of warder in English. warder. noun [ C ] UK us / ˈwɔːr.dɚ / uk / ˈwɔː.də r/ Add to word list. a person who is in charge of people in prison. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Prisons & parts of prisons. approved school. Bastille. boot camp. borstal. brig. gaoler.

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   5 days ago · warder in American English. (ˈwɔrdər) noun. 1. a person who guards something, as a doorkeeper or caretaker. 2. a soldier or other person set to guard an entrance. 3. chiefly Brit. an official having charge of prisoners in a jail.

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   Warder definition: A guard, porter, or watcher of a gate or tower.

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   May 30, 2024 · Other forms: warders. Definitions of warder. noun. a person who works in a prison and is in charge of prisoners. see more.

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   How to use . warder in a sentenceWhat if they refused to participate—would there be retaliation from their warders?