warder
(noun) a person who works in a prison and is in charge of prisoners
Source: WordNet® 3.1
warder (plural warders)
A guard, especially in a prison.
(archaic) A truncheon or staff carried by a king or commander, used to signal commands.
• drawer, redraw, reward, warred
Warder
A surname.
• drawer, redraw, reward, warred
Source: Wiktionary
Ward"er, n.
1. One who wards or keeps; a keeper; a guard. "The warders of the gate." Dryden.
2. A truncheon or staff carried by a king or a commander in chief, and used in signaling his will. When, lo! the king suddenly changed his mind, Casts down his warder to arrest them there. Daniel. Wafting his warder thrice about his head, He cast it up with his auspicious hand, Which was the signal, through the English spread, This they should charge. Drayton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
3 April 2025
(noun) an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity; “how big is that part compared to the whole?”; “the team is a unit”
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