dər 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.
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| —n | |
| 1. | chiefly (Brit) an officer in charge of prisoners in a jail |
| 2. | a person who guards or has charge of something |
| [C14: from Anglo-French wardere, from Old French warder to | |
| wardress or wardress1 | |
| —n | |
| [C14: from Anglo-French wardere, from Old French warder to | |
| 'wardership or wardress1 | |
| —n | |
| warder2 (ˈwɔːdə) | |
| —n | |
| (formerly) a staff or truncheon carried by a ruler as an emblem of authority and used to signal his wishes or intentions | |
| [C15: perhaps from Middle English warden to | |
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warder
c.1400, "guardian of an entrance," from Anglo-Fr. wardere "guardian," agent noun from O.N.Fr. warder "to guard" (O.Fr. garder), of Gmc. origin (see guard).
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