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
  • Luckily — or maybe unluckily — the camp’s warden, a hardbitten guy with an oily smile named Clancy (Russell Crowe, hardbitten, smiley, and oily), takes a liking to Murphy.
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 16 Sep. 2026
  • According to the post, Kentucky State Police Aviation saw smoke in the area, and wardens and search and rescue personnel were able to access the location, near the headwaters of Cave Run Lake, using a boat.
    Caroline Neal, Louisville Courier Journal, 11 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • After Kansas City, Kansas Public Schools notified students’ parents and guardians, the district gave students the option to stay at school or go home, wrote Markl Johnson, district spokesperson, in a statement.
    Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Drivers under the age of 21 are not allowed to travel with any alcohol unless they are accompanied by a parent, relative or legal guardian.
    Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 21 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • In Colorado, custodians have to transfer assets within 60 days of receiving an affidavit from the charity claiming the funds.
    Hayley Cuccinello, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Long is on Zoom, from her home in Los Angeles and seated at her kitchen counter with the sliding doors behind her, where a custodian is cleaning the deck that coyotes keep fouling.
    Clayton Davis, Variety, 16 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Cooper Powers got the start at left guard over usual starter Cade Bennett, this follows Killian Registe getting the start at right tackle last week against Grambling State over Witten Van Hoy.
    Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Sep. 2026
  • The assault, which was captured on bodycam footage, led to charges against 10 guards.
    Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 19 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Ultimately, Jenkins capped the drive with a 4-yard keeper, putting UCF ahead 34-27 with 33 seconds remaining in the third quarter.
    Matt Murschel, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Sep. 2026
  • Trey Owens fooled the TCU defense with a 34-yard keeper on third-and-1 to get inside the 10-yard line.
    ABC News, ABC News, 19 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • My sentinel, dressed in a sharp black suit, his frigid blue eyes taut with grief.
    Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2026
  • In the film, robotic sentinels have been constructed to kill all mutants and any humans harboring them.
    Keith Langston, PEOPLE, 18 July 2026

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“Warder.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/warder. Accessed 23 Sep. 2026.

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