warder

  • 11Warder — This unusual surname is of Anglo Saxon origin, and has two possible sources. The first and the most likely is that the modern surname is from an occupational name for a guard or watchman. The derivation is from the Olde English pre 7th Century… …

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  • 12warder — UK [ˈwɔː(r)də(r)] / US [ˈwɔrdər] noun [countable] Word forms warder : singular warder plural warders British old fashioned someone whose job is to guard prisoners in a prison …

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  • 13warder — warder1 wardership, n. /wawr deuhr/, n. 1. a person who guards something, as a doorkeeper or caretaker. 2. a soldier or other person set to guard an entrance. 3. Chiefly Brit. an official having charge of prisoners in a jail. [1350 1400; ME… …

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  • 14warder — noun Warder is used after these nouns: ↑prison …

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  • 15Warder — Original name in latin Warder Name in other language State code DE Continent/City Europe/Berlin longitude 54.21667 latitude 9.88333 altitude 25 Population 616 Date 2011 04 25 …

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  • 16warder — ward|er [ˈwo:də US ˈwo:rdər] n also prison warder BrE someone who works in a prison guarding the prisoners →↑guard …

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  • 17warder — [[t]wɔ͟ː(r)də(r)[/t]] warders N COUNT A warder is someone who works in a prison supervising the prisoners. [BRIT] (in AM, use guard) …

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  • 18warder — noun (fem. wardress) chiefly Brit. a prison guard. Origin ME (denoting a watchman or sentinel): from Anglo Norman Fr. wardere, from Old North. Fr. warder to guard …

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  • 19warder — I ward•er [[t]ˈwɔr dər[/t]] n. 1) a person who guards something, as a doorkeeper 2) a soldier or other person set to guard an entrance • Etymology: 1350–1400; ME warder(e) < AF; see ward, er II ward′er•ship , n. II ward•er [[t]ˈwɔr dər[/t]] n …

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  • 20warder — n. 1 Brit. (fem. wardress) a prison officer. 2 a guard. Etymology: ME f. AF wardere, our f. ONF warder, OF garder to GUARD …

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