warden

noun

/ˈwɔːdn/

/ˈwɔːrdn/

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a person who is responsible for taking care of a particular place and making sure that the rules are obeyed
- a forest warden
- (British English) the warden of a youth hostel
- Two neighbourhood wardens patrol the housing estate.
see also churchwarden, dog warden, game warden, traffic wardenTopics Jobsc2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- deputy
- church
- prison
- …
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(especially North American English) the person in charge of a prisonTopics Crime and punishmentc2, Jobsc2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- deputy
- church
- prison
- …
See full entry
(especially in England), a title given to the head of some colleges and institutions
- the Warden of Wadham College, Oxford

Word OriginMiddle English (originally denoting a guardian or protector): from Anglo-Norman French and Old Northern French wardein, variant of Old French guarden ‘guardian’.

单词	warden
释义	warden noun /ˈwɔːdn/ /ˈwɔːrdn/ jump to other results a person who is responsible for taking care of a particular place and making sure that the rules are obeyed a forest warden (British English) the warden of a youth hostel Two neighbourhood wardens patrol the housing estate. see also churchwarden, dog warden, game warden, traffic wardenTopics Jobsc2 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective deputy church prison … See full entry (especially North American English) the person in charge of a prisonTopics Crime and punishmentc2, Jobsc2 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective deputy church prison … See full entry (especially in England), a title given to the head of some colleges and institutions the Warden of Wadham College, Oxford Word OriginMiddle English (originally denoting a guardian or protector): from Anglo-Norman French and Old Northern French wardein, variant of Old French guarden ‘guardian’.
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