warden
11warden — [n] person who guards and manages administrator, bodyguard, caretaker, curator, custodian, deacon, dogcatcher, gamekeeper, governor, guard, guardian, jailer/jailor, janitor, keeper, officer, overseer, prison head, ranger, skipper, superintendent …
12warden — ► NOUN 1) a person responsible for the supervision of a particular place or procedure. 2) Brit. the head of certain schools, colleges, or other institutions. 3) chiefly N. Amer. a prison governor. DERIVATIVES wardenship noun. ORIGIN Old French… …
13Warden — [wôrd′ n] n. [ME wardone, prob. < NormFr warder, to keep: see WARD, vt.] [sometimes w ] an old variety of winter pear used chiefly for cooking …
14Warden — NOTOC Warden may refer to:Officers* Warden (Masonic), a ruling member in a Masonic Lodge * Warden of the Mint, historical highest ranking officer of the Royal Mint of Great Britain * Churchwarden, a lay officer in an Anglican or Episcopal church… …
15warden — n. 1) a prison warden (AE; BE has governor) 2) (BE) a traffic warden 3) an air raid warden USAGE NOTE: An AE prison warden should not be confused with a BE prison warder, who in AE is a prison guard. * * * [ wɔːdn] (BE) a traffic warden a prison… …
16Warden — Recorded as Warden and Worden, this long established surname has two distinct origins, each with its own history and derivation. Firstly, it may have originated as an occupational name for a watchman or guard, deriving from the Norman French word …
17warden — [[t]wɔ͟ː(r)d(ə)n[/t]] wardens 1) N COUNT: usu with supp A warden is a person who is responsible for a particular place or thing, and for making sure that the laws or regulations that relate to it are obeyed. → See also traffic warden He was a… …
18warden — war|den [ˈwo:dn US ˈwo:rdn] n [Date: 1100 1200; : Old North French; Origin: wardein, from warder to guard ] 1.) a person who is responsible for a particular place and whose job is to make sure its rules are obeyed warden of ▪ the warden of the… …
19warden — noun 1) the flats have a resident warden Syn: superintendent, caretaker, porter, steward, custodian, watchman, concierge, doorman, commissionaire 2) a game warden Syn: ranger, keepe …
20warden — UK [ˈwɔː(r)d(ə)n] / US [ˈwɔrd(ə)n] noun [countable] Word forms warden : singular warden plural wardens 1) someone whose job is to be responsible for a particular place or thing, and who checks that rules are obeyed See: game warden, traffic… …
