warder
4
7.4
- noun
- /ˈwɔːdə/
- UK
:
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- The warder took them, but there was a change in his expression now.
- a prison warder
Examples
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Prison means nothing to them; they had the warders bribed and scared of them.
Fiction book (1994) -
Will the warders not help him?
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Being a prison warder is not exactly my line.
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Neither of them had any doubt which warder she had meant.
Fiction book (1992) -
The warder said only to expect two new prisoners.
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There's a warder in the hall and another at the front door.
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It made the warders very angry.
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Eyes downcast, the boy shivered as he shuffled along behind the black-booted prison warder.
Fiction book (2002) -
Due to cost, Kenyan prison warders and their European officers were poorly paid, inadequately trained, and of dubious quality.
Academic text (2005) -
The warder monitored the inmates closely to maintain order in the prison.
Synonyms
26
2.5
A person who watches prisoners in a jail or prison
19
3.0
A person who guards prisoners in a jail or prison
3
9.9
A person who locks and guards prisoners in a jail
2
4.2
A person who guards prisoners in a jail
1
4.4
A person who guards and manages people in a jail or prison
A woman who guards and looks after women in a prison
An old word for a person who guards prisoners in a jail or prison
How Senior
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Morphology
Etymology
The word warder comes from the old English word weard (now ward), which means 'guard' or 'watch'. So a warder is a 'guard' like a warden who watches prisoners.