warder
pronunciation
How to pronounce warder in British English:
UK [ˈwɔ:də(r)]
How to pronounce warder in American English:
US [ˈwɔrdə(r)]
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- Noun:
- the chief official in charge of a prison
Word Origin
- warder (n.)
- c. 1400, "guardian of an entrance," from Anglo-French wardere, wardour "guardian, keeper, custodian" (Old French gardeor), agent noun from Old North French warder "to guard, keep, maintain, uphold" (Old French garder), from Frankish *wardon, from Proto-Germanic *wardon "to guard" (see ward (v.)).
Example
- 1. I had to be able to withstand anything the warder could dish out .
- 2. No. I 'm fetching soap for the warder .
- 3. The day-to-day security is the responsibility of the warder .
- 4. The other members of his gang bribed a warder to spring him from jail .
- 5. The warder was quite crude , but he soon began to relax a bit around this one prisoner .