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Dictionary: ward·er1
(wôr'dər) pronunciation
n.
  1. A guard, porter, or watcher of a gate or tower.
  2. Chiefly British. A prison guard.

[Middle English, from Anglo-Norman wardere, from Old North French warder, to guard. See warden.]

wardership war'der·ship' n.

ward·er2 (wôr'dər) pronunciation
n.
A baton formerly used by a ruler or commander as a symbol of authority and to signal orders.

[Middle English, possibly from warden, to ward, from Old English weardian.]


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noun

    A guard or keeper of a prison: jailer, turnkey, warden. See free/unfree.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: the chief official in charge of a prison
  Synonym: warden


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Dansk (Danish)
1.
n. - fængselsvagt, fængselsbetjent, vægter

2.
n. - kommandostav

Nederlands (Dutch)
bewaker, cipier

Français (French)
1.
n. - gardien de prison, gardien

2.
n. - bâton, baguette, trique

Deutsch (German)
1.
n. - Gefängniswärter, Wärter

2.
n. - Kommandostab

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - δεσμοφύλακας, φύλακας

Italiano (Italian)
carceriere, guardia carcerarie

Português (Portuguese)
n. - guarda (f)

Русский (Russian)
тюремный надзиратель, хранитель (музея), часовой, сторож

Español (Spanish)
1.
n. - carcelero, guardián, vigilante

2.
n. - bastón de mando

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - fångvaktare

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
看守, 看门人, 守卫, 监狱看守, 门警, 看守人

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 監獄看守, 門警, 看守人, 看守, 看門人, 守衛

한국어 (Korean)
1.
n. - 지키는 사람, 감시인, (교도소의) 교도관

2.
n. - (왕, 사령관의) 권장, 지휘봉

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 番人, 看守, 権標, 職杖

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) الحارس, , الخفير, السجان, صولجان الملك‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮סוהר, כלאי, שומר‬
n. - ‮אלה המוחזקת בידי שליט או מפקד כסמל סמכות‬


 
 
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