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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ward•er1 (wôr′dər),USA pronunciation n. - a person who guards something, as a doorkeeper or caretaker.
- a soldier or other person set to guard an entrance.
- British Terms[Chiefly Brit.]an official having charge of prisoners in a jail.
- Middle English
- 1350–1400; Middle English warder(e) (see ward, -er1); compare Anglo-French wardere
ward′er•ship′, n. ward•er2 (wôr′dər),USA pronunciation n. - a truncheon or staff of office or authority, used in giving signals.
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- late Middle English 1400–50
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