Library / English Dictionary

WARDER

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A person who works in a prison and is in charge of prisoners

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("warder" is a kind of...):

law officer; lawman; peace officer (an officer of the law)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "warder"):

wardress (a woman warder)

Derivation:

ward (watch over or shield from danger or harm; protect)

wardership (the position of warder)

Credits