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单词 warder
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warder

1
[ wawr-der ]
/ ˈwɔr dər /
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noun

a 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 warder

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1350–1400; Middle English warder(e) (see ward, -er1); compare Anglo-French wardere<Middle English

OTHER WORDS FROM warder

ward·er·ship, noun

Words nearby warder

warded, 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 /

noun

a truncheon or staff of office or authority, used in giving signals.

Origin of warder

2
1400–50; late Middle English < ?
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British Dictionary definitions for warder (1 of 2)

warder1

feminine wardress

/ (ˈwɔːdə) /

noun

mainly British an officer in charge of prisoners in a jail
a person who guards or has charge of something

Derived forms of warder

wardership, noun

Word Origin for warder

C14: 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 warder

C15: perhaps from Middle English warden to ward
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