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Definition of warden noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

warden

noun
 
/ˈwɔːdn/
 
/ˈwɔːrdn/
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  1. a person who is responsible for taking care of a particular place and making sure that the rules are obeyed
    • a forest warden
    • (British English) the warden of a youth hostel
    • Two neighbourhood wardens patrol the housing estate.
    see also churchwarden, dog warden, game warden, traffic wardenTopics Jobsc2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • deputy
    • church
    • prison
    • …
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  2. (especially North American English) the person in charge of a prisonTopics Crime and punishmentc2, Jobsc2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • deputy
    • church
    • prison
    • …
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  3. (especially in England), a title given to the head of some colleges and institutions
    • the Warden of Wadham College, Oxford
    4. Word OriginMiddle English (originally denoting a guardian or protector): from Anglo-Norman French and Old Northern French wardein, variant of Old French guarden ‘guardian’.
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