Definition of wardernext
as in warden
a person or group that watches over someone or something as warder of the velvet rope, he decides who gets into the fashionable nightclub and who doesn't

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Recent Examples of warder Yeoman warders take part in the ceremonial search ahead of the state opening. Alexander Smith, NBC news, 13 May 2026 She’s accompanied by a chaperone/warder, Loti (Céline Menville), a Frenchwoman who has a mean way with a dagger, and cabin boy Blaster (Kayden Price). Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2025 Singh hails the series’ secondary and tertiary cast, who played warders and prisoners. Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 12 Jan. 2025 Turns out the dude isn't foe, but friend… the warder of a Yellow Ajah named Ryma, who wants to protect them. Alex Raiman, EW.com, 15 Sep. 2023 The dialog between Alanna's blonde warder Maksim (Taylor Napier) and Lan is annoyingly ambiguous. Andrew Cunningham & Lee Hutchinson, Ars Technica, 8 Sep. 2023 The review spanned 10 facilities and consulted with prison warders, corrections officers, public defenders and experts. Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 21 July 2023 While in the camp, Nynaeve, who’s shown some talent at channeling herself, becomes closer to Lan, Moiraine’s warder. Sean T. Collins, Vulture, 26 Nov. 2021 Piranesi isn’t the narrator’s real name; that’s only what his warder, known as the Other, calls him. Jason Kehe, Wired, 21 Sep. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for warder
Noun
  • Speculation continues about why the Westmoreland County Prison warden was placed on leave around the same time the prison went on lockdown.
    Erika Stanish, CBS News, 29 July 2026
  • The encounter fortunately ended without anyone being injured, but Parks Canada wardens were able to identify the hikers after the video was posted online and racked up millions of views.
    Amber Harding OutKick, FOXNews.com, 26 July 2026
Noun
  • The collapse of the Quebec Bridge in 1907, which killed 75 ironworkers due to a calculation error and engineering inexperience, helped establish the professional engineer as a guardian of public safety.
    Heather Wishart-Smith, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
  • Parents, guardians, grandparents and others can also contribute up to $5,000 per child per year.
    Jessica Dickler, CNBC, 27 July 2026
Noun
  • This is not merely a profound failure of leadership, but an abdication of FIFA’s duty as the custodian of world football.
    Leo Barraclough, Variety, 30 July 2026
  • While custodians often calculate RMDs, taxpayers should verify these amounts, as errors can still lead to IRS penalties.
    Bob Carlson, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
Noun
  • Dallas Wings guard Azzi Fudd became the first WNBA rookie to win the 3-Point Contest on Friday night at Wintrust Arena.
    Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 26 July 2026
  • Fellow defensive end Keion White, linebackers Fred Warner, Dre Greenlaw, Tatum Bethune and Luke Gifford, quarterback Mac Jones and center/guard Brett Toth also practiced after sitting out OTA practices in the spring.
    Matt Barrows, New York Times, 26 July 2026
Noun
  • Notably, this goals-prevented metric doesn’t account for the different number of shots a ’keeper faces.
    Beren Cross, New York Times, 24 July 2026
  • Contrary to a popular myth, bees are indifferent to their keepers.
    Richard Schiffman, Christian Science Monitor, 22 July 2026
Noun
  • In the film, robotic sentinels have been constructed to kill all mutants and any humans harboring them.
    Keith Langston, PEOPLE, 18 July 2026
  • The observatory has spent over two decades as a sort of orbital sentinel that scans the cosmos for gamma-ray bursts, ready to quickly point itself at the short-lived — but insanely powerful — space explosions at a moment's notice.
    Tariq Malik, Space.com, 26 June 2026

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“Warder.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/warder. Accessed 2 Aug. 2026.

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