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
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).
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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
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
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Even after the state Supreme Court ordered her release, Bailey’s office told the prison warden to ignore the court’s order.—
Jeremy Kohler,
ProPublica,
24 Sep. 2025
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Henry's most cutting moment occurs when the warden asks the stuffy Brit how the prison tea is.—
Bryan Alexander,
USA Today,
18 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Deanne Hullender, a spokesperson for the district, said 23,000 emails were sent to parents and guardians to inform them about the posters.—
Elizabeth Campbell,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
25 Sep. 2025
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The Fidelity Youth Account can only be opened by a parent/guardian.—
Kelsey Neubauer,
CNBC,
25 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Law enforcement are exempt from the law, as well as custodians, maintenance workers, and those providing medical assistance.—
Abby Monteil,
Them.,
23 Sep. 2025
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Egan quizzed the custodian on the relationship.—
Dan Kelly,
Kansas City Star,
21 Sep. 2025
Noun
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This quarter also saw a change of guard at the top for European equities.—
Jordan Butt,
CNBC,
1 Oct. 2025
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The squad has a deeper bench this season thanks to the additions of guards Jordan Clarkson and Malcolm Brogdon and big man Guerschon Yabusele.—
Robert Marvi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
Noun
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There have been a number of attacks by captive big cats in recent years, including a fatal tiger attack on a keeper at the Palm Beach Zoo in 2016 and another by a lion at a North California animal sanctuary in 2013.—
CNN.com Wire Service,
Mercury News,
22 Sep. 2025
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Ferree is the third-string keeper, but Bombino has started 22 times this season and Soma has come off the bench in the last four MLS games.—
Mark Zeigler,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
20 Sep. 2025
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By removing friction, letting AI handle the heavy lifting and investing in modern SAT/PST, leaders transform reluctant users into proactive sentinels.—
Eyal Benishti,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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The satellite, Space Weather Follow-On L1 (SWFO-L1), is launching just in time, as scientists warn our aging fleet of solar sentinels is reaching the end of its life.—
Daisy Dobrijevic,
Space.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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“Warder.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/warder. Accessed 3 Oct. 2025.
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