WARDEN


Meaning of WARDEN in English

war ‧ den /ˈwɔːdn $ ˈwɔːrdn/ BrE AmE noun [countable]

[ Date: 1100-1200 ; Language: Old North French ; Origin: wardein , from warder 'to guard' ]

1 . a person who is responsible for a particular place and whose job is to make sure its rules are obeyed

warden of

the warden of the college

forest/park etc warden ⇨ ↑ churchwarden , ↑ game warden , ↑ traffic warden

2 . American English the person in charge of a prison SYN governor British English

3 . British English someone who takes care of a building and the people in it, for example a place such as a home for old people

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.