Definitions for wardenˈwɔr dn
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
war•denˈwɔr dn(n.)
a person charged with the care and custody of something; keeper.
Category: Government
the chief administrative officer in charge of a prison.
Category: Government
any of various public officials charged with superintendence or with enforcement of regulations, as a fire warden or game warden.
Category: Government
(in Connecticut) the chief executive officer of a borough.
Category: Government
(formerly) the principal official in a region, town, etc.
Category: Government
the president or governor of certain British schools and colleges.
Category: Government, British
a member of the governing body of a guild.
Category: Government
a churchwarden.
Category: Religion
a gatekeeper.
Origin of warden:
1175–1225; ME wardein < ONF, =ward(er) to guard+-ein, var. of -enc < Gmc; see -ing3
ward′en•ship`(n.)
Princeton's WordNet
warden(noun)
the chief official in charge of a prison
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
warden(noun)ˈwɔr dn
sb who is in charge of a prison
Wiktionary
warden(Noun)
A guard or watchman.
warden(Noun)
A chief administrative officer of a prison
warden(Noun)
An official charged with supervisory duties or with the enforcement of specific laws or regulations; such as a game warden or air raid warden
warden(Noun)
A governing official in various institutions
Origin: From wardein, from wardein, from guarder, from ward-; related to Old High German warten.
Webster Dictionary
Warden(noun)
a keeper; a guardian; a watchman
Warden(noun)
an officer who keeps or guards; a keeper; as, the warden of a prison
Warden(noun)
a head official; as, the warden of a college; specifically (Eccl.), a churchwarden
Warden(noun)
a large, hard pear, chiefly used for baking and roasting
Translations for warden
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
warden(noun)
the person in charge of an old people's home, a student residence etc
The warden has reported that two students are missing from the hostel.
- matroneAfrikaans
- حارِس، قَيِّمArabic
- управителBulgarian
- diretorPortuguese (BR)
- správce, -kyněCzech
- der/die Direktor(in)German
- vagtDanish
- επόπτηςGreek
- directorSpanish
- juhataja, komandantEstonian
- سرپرستFarsi
- valvojaFinnish
- directeur/-triceFrench
- פַּקָחHebrew
- संरक्षकHindi
- nadstojnikCroatian
- gondnokHungarian
- penjagaIndonesian
- forstöðumaðurIcelandic
- custode; direttoreItalian
- 管理人Japanese
- (기숙사·보호 시설 등의) 관리인Korean
- komendantas, vyresnysisLithuanian
- komendantsLatvian
- wardenMalay
- hoofd, beheerderDutch
- bestyrer, oppsynsmann, vaktmesterNorwegian
- dyrektor, przełożonyPolish
- directorPortuguese
- directorRomanian
- комендантRussian
- správca, -kyňaSlovak
- skrbnikSlovenian
- upravnikSerbian
- föreståndareSwedish
- เจ้าหน้าที่ดูแลสถาบันThai
- müdürTurkish
- 看守人，監管人Chinese (Trad.)
- наглядачUkrainian
- مہتممUrdu
- người gácVietnamese
- 看守人Chinese (Simp.)
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