Definitions for Warder

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Warder ward·er

Spelling: [wawr-der]

IPA: /ˈwɔr dər/

Warder is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 10 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 10 points.

You can make 71 anagrams from letters in Warder (aderrw).

Definitions for Warder

noun

1. a person who guards something, as a doorkeeper or caretaker.
2. a soldier or other person set to guard an entrance.
3. Chiefly British. an official having charge of prisoners in a jail.
4. a truncheon or staff of office or authority, used in giving signals.

Origin of Warder

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

Examples for Warder

The prisoner, a warder on each side of him, took a step forward.

If the warder thinks them not suspicious persons, they can come into the hall.

Then when my warder came one evening later than usual, I flew on him and felled him.

Johnson Mlambo, also jailed in 1963, was singled out by warder Piet Kleynhans, who said he did not move enough rocks.

I at once turned to the warder and asked, "Who is that little fellow?"

For the warder had told us that the time allowed for our interview was at an end.

I became a warder with a cap white on one side and yellow on the other.

The warder in charge put in an entry from the books of the prison.

There was no warder at the gate of Ascalon; the sentry was gone.

The warder, and every soldier who had been on duty that night, were arrested and questioned.