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
Singh hails the series’ secondary and tertiary cast, who played warders and prisoners.
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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
At camp, Lan catches up with a few of his burly colleagues, including Kerene's warder, the ax-wielding Stepin (Peter Franzén).
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 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
One of the best, most solitary views in the park is from the High Rocks, where an old warder’s cabin sits beside a gray bluff that once supported a fire tower.
—Neil Norman, Outside Online, 8 Oct. 2019
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
At camp, Lan catches up with a few of his burly colleagues, including Kerene's warder, the ax-wielding Stepin (Peter Franzén).
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 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
One of the best, most solitary views in the park is from the High Rocks, where an old warder’s cabin sits beside a gray bluff that once supported a fire tower.
—Neil Norman, Outside Online, 8 Oct. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for warder
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The Cooke County warden responded Saturday to a 911 call after the group of University of North Texas students became stranded on the water, the Parks and Wildlife Department said in a news release.—
Amy McDaniel,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 Apr. 2025
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The warden will also ask the Attorney General's Office if there are any legal blocks to the execution.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
9 Apr. 2025
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Since the org partnered with Three Camel Lodge in 2020 to expand the breeding program, visitors to the camp can meet the stoic (but still quite cute and fluffy) guardian dogs.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
25 Apr. 2025
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Today’s Wordle Etymology The word genie comes from the French génie, which was borrowed from Latin genius, meaning a guardian spirit or guiding influence.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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Related article Young children, a substitute teacher, the head of their school and its custodian.—
John Miller,
CNN Money,
2 Apr. 2025
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When the Dispatch caught up with Nesbit nearly 13 years after his capture, he had been paroled to St. Paul and was working as a custodian for a local business.—
Nick Woltman,
Twin Cities,
15 Mar. 2025
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University of Kansas senior men’s basketball guard Zeke Mayo, who at this time has no college eligibility remaining, has entered his name in the NCAA transfer portal.—
Gary Bedore,
Kansas City Star,
22 Apr. 2025
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Right guard: The Colts lost their starting right guard, Will Fries, to the Minnesota Vikings in free agency, and his absence raises serious questions about Indianapolis’ plans to replace him.—
James Boyd,
New York Times,
22 Apr. 2025
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Wyatt Kaiser is 22 and looks like a keeper.—
Mark Lazerus,
New York Times,
7 Apr. 2025
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Callender was back in his usual role as Inter Miami’s starting keeper on Sunday night against Toronto FC at Chase Stadium.—
Andre Fernandez,
Miami Herald,
7 Apr. 2025
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These physiological and sensory adaptations underpin the species’ ability to traverse vast ocean basins, from coastal foraging grounds to the depths of the White Shark Café, cementing their role as sentinels of both nearshore and open‑ocean ecosystems.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
26 Apr. 2025
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The sentinels are currently being tested at Deep’s facility in Gloucestershire near Wales.—
Mack DeGeurin,
Popular Science,
5 Feb. 2025
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“Warder.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/warder. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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