单词 | warder |
释义 | warder1[ wawr-der ] / ˈwɔr dər / SEE SYNONYMS FOR warder ON THESAURUS.COM nouna person who guards something, as a doorkeeper or caretaker. a soldier or other person set to guard an entrance. Chiefly British. an official having charge of prisoners in a jail. Origin of warder11350–1400; Middle English warder(e) (see ward, -er1); compare Anglo-French wardere<Middle English OTHER WORDS FROM warderward·er·ship, nounWords nearby warderwarded, ward eight, warden, wardenry, War Department, warder, ward heeler, Wardian case, wardmote, ward off, Wardour Street Definition for warder (2 of 2)warder2 [ wawr-der ] / ˈwɔr dər / nouna truncheon or staff of office or authority, used in giving signals. Origin of warder21400–50; late Middle English < ? Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for warderBritish Dictionary definitions for warder (1 of 2)warder1 feminine wardress/ (ˈwɔːdə) / nounmainly British an officer in charge of prisoners in a jail a person who guards or has charge of something Derived forms of warderwardership, nounWord Origin for warderC14: from Anglo-French wardere, from Old French warder to guard, of Germanic origin British Dictionary definitions for warder (2 of 2)warder2 / (ˈwɔːdə) / noun(formerly) a staff or truncheon carried by a ruler as an emblem of authority and used to signal his wishes or intentions Word Origin for warderC15: perhaps from Middle English warden to ward Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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