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   Ward·er

   /ˈwôrdər/

   

   noun

   • 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.

   Scrabble Points: 10

   • W

     4

   • A

     1

   • R

     1

   • D

     2

   • E

     1

   • R

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