Definitions for warderˈwɔr dər
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
ward•erˈwɔr dər(n.)
a person who guards something, as a doorkeeper.
a soldier or other person set to guard an entrance.
Origin of warder:
1350–1400; ME warder(e) < AF; see ward , -er2
ward′er•ship`(n.)
ward•erˈwɔr dər(n.)
a truncheon or staff of office or authority, esp. one carried by a monarch to signal commands.
Origin of warder:
1400–50
Princeton's WordNet
warder(noun)
a person who works in a prison and is in charge of prisoners
Wiktionary
warder(Noun)
A guard, especially in a prison.
warder(Noun)
A truncheon or staff carried by a king or commander, used to signal commands.
Webster Dictionary
Warder(noun)
one who wards or keeps; a keeper; a guard
Warder(noun)
a truncheon or staff carried by a king or a commander in chief, and used in signaling his will
Translations for warder
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- wagAfrikaans
- حارِس، سَجّانArabic
- надзирателBulgarian
- guardaPortuguese (BR)
- dozorce, -kyněCzech
- der/die Wärter(in)German
- fangevogter; fængselsbetjentDanish
- δεσμοφύλακαςGreek
- celador, carceleroSpanish
- vangivalvurEstonian
- زندانبانFarsi
- vanginvartijaFinnish
- gardien/-ienne de prisonFrench
- סוֹהֵרHebrew
- जेलरHindi
- čuvar, stražarCroatian
- börtönőrHungarian
- sipirIndonesian
- (fangelsis)vörðurIcelandic
- guardia carcerariaItalian
- 看守Japanese
- 교도관Korean
- kalėjimo prižiūrėtojasLithuanian
- cietumsargsLatvian
- penjaga banduanMalay
- cipierDutch
- fengselsbetjent, fangevokterNorwegian
- strażnik więziennyPolish
- guardaPortuguese
- gardian deînchisoareRomanian
- надзирательRussian
- dozorca, -kyňaSlovak
- jetniški paznikSlovenian
- čuvar u zatvoruSerbian
- fångvaktareSwedish
- ผู้คุม; พัศดีThai
- gardiyanTurkish
- 監獄看守Chinese (Trad.)
- тюремний наглядачUkrainian
- نگراںUrdu
- giám ngụcVietnamese
- 狱史，看守，典狱官Chinese (Simp.)
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