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
  • There’s also a tiny museum and a house where the island’s wardens live.
    The Week UK, TheWeek, 8 July 2026
  • Judge McCaslin weighed in on the laptop issue during Monday's hearing, saying that the prison warden would not allow Murdaugh to keep a laptop in his cell due to safety concerns.
    Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 30 June 2026
Noun
  • All of these titles were chosen based on parental and guardians’ reports of the subjects’ favorite programs.
    Whitney Friedlander, Los Angeles Times, 13 July 2026
  • The family had been living on Shikoku island in Japan – a country where, until a law change this April, only one parent could be considered a child’s legal guardian after divorce.
    Laura Sharman, CNN Money, 12 July 2026
Noun
  • The deals, reached to avert a strike in April, promised double-digit raises to teachers, aides, custodians and other workers.
    Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026
  • That said, in practice, most IRA custodians will have their own documentation requirements.
    James Lange, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
Noun
  • Former Houston standout guard Kingston Flemings hit a deep jumper — his toe was ruled on the 3-point line — with three seconds left in OT, slicing Utah’s lead to one, 100-99.
    Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 5 July 2026
  • Tempers flared late in the fourth quarter when Kings center Dylan Cardwell and Nets guard Egor Demin wrestled for a loose ball.
    Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 5 July 2026
Noun
  • The critical moment took place before that, when the taker didn’t accurately perceive or interpret the movements of the ’keeper.
    Geir Jordet, New York Times, 14 July 2026
  • But the White Sox drafted a keeper that year in Hall of Famer Harold Baines.
    ABC News, ABC News, 13 July 2026
Noun
  • 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
  • Meanwhile, in Ischia Ponte, the Castello Aragonese stands sentinel over a causeway that connects it to the rest of the island.
    Laura Itzkowitz, Travel + Leisure, 24 June 2026

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“Warder.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/warder. Accessed 16 Jul. 2026.

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