单词 | warder |
释义 | warder/ˈwɔːdə /noun chiefly British A guard in a prison.The escapees, who were apparently being guarded by three prison warders while the others fought the fire, overpowered them and fled into the surrounding rural areas....
Synonyms prison officer, guard, jailer, (prison) warden, keeper; sentry, captor informal screw archaic turnkey OriginLate Middle English (denoting a watchman or sentinel): from Anglo-Norman French wardere, from Old Northern French warder 'to guard'. The current sense dates from the mid 19th century. Rhymes |
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