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