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warder¹ Definition

warder (wôrdər)

noun

  1. a person who guards; watchman
  2. a person who guards an entrance
  3. Chiefly Brit. a prison guard or officer

Etymology: ME wardere < Anglo-Fr wardour, for OFr garder: see guard

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warder² Definition

warder (wôrdər)

noun

a staff or rod formerly carried by a king, commander, etc. as a mark of authority, and used to signal his wishes

Etymology: LME < wardrer, a club < ? warden, ward

warder Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • ask: There is no need to pre-book; please ask a warder for assistance.
  • tell: Inmates would do as they were told, warders would not.

Converse of subject

  • beat: They were starved of adequate food and were routinely beaten by sectarian, bigoted prison warders.

Adjective modifier

  • chief: Reluctantly, they put their own needs on hold and sought out the chief warder.
  • male: Only in the sense that he's the main male warder.
  • female: However, on being searched by a female warder her clothing was found to be saturated with blood.
  • new: Having shown good behavior in the workshop he was put in the gang at work at the new warders ' houses.
  • Dutch: The Dutch brought Indonesian craftsmen to teach the craft to Dutch warders in several factories in Holland from 1835.
  • other: The Chief Warder's quarters and those of the thirteen other warders were in Cameron Road to the east of the prison site.

Noun used with modifier

  • yeoman: The Tower of London have some special late night entrances with private tours with the yeoman warders.
  • prison: He was told of his sentence by a prison warder who took a sadistic delight in its severity.
  • woman: She desperately wanted to talk to someone, but the women warders were very strict.

Preposition: in

  • charge: The warder in charge of the GMEX trip said, " We did not have any concerns about it.

Preposition: for

  • assistance: There is no need to pre-book; please ask a warder for assistance.

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