warden
noun /ˈwɔːdn/
/ˈwɔːrdn/
- 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.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- deputy
- church
- prison
- …
- (especially North American English) the person in charge of a prisonTopics Crime and punishmentc2, Jobsc2Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
- deputy
- church
- prison
- …
- (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’.