Warder
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Warder is a noun meaning A guard, especially in a prison.
Meaning
A guard, especially in a prison.
More Meanings
- One who or that which wards or repels.
- (archaic) A truncheon or staff carried by a king or commander, used to signal commands.
Example Sentences
Stay, the king hath thrown his warder down.
Nobody else spoke, but they noticed the long stripes on Okonkwo’s back where the warder’s whip had cut into his flesh.
If thou doſt not inſtantly comply with theſe juſt demands, he defies thee to ſingle combat to the laſt extremity. And ſo ſaying, the Herald caſt down his warder.
Above the gloomy portal arch, / Timing his footsteps to a march, / The warder kept his guard, / Low humming, as he paced along, / Some ancient Border gathering song.
Word Forms
- warders
Synonyms for warder
Depending on context, synonyms include warden.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include warden, guard, guardian, gatekeeper, custodian, on-call.
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