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Definition of "wardman" [wardman]

  • A precinct detective, particularly in New York city. (noun)
  • A town officer in England. (noun)

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

Use "wardman" in a sentence
  • "She went to see the "wardman," O'Ryan, who under the guise of being a plain clothes man or detective, collected and turned in to the captain, who took his "bit" and passed up the rest, all the money levied upon saloons, dives, procuresses, dealers in unlawful goods of any kind from opium and cocaine to girls for "hock shops.""
  • "Then there was the seven dollars which must be handed to the police captain's "wardman" in the darkness of some entry every Thursday night."
  • "She went to see the "wardman," O'Ryan, who under the guise of being a plain clothes man or detective, collected and turned in to the captain, who took his "bit" and passed up the rest, all the money levied upon saloons, dives, procuresses, dealers in unlawful goods of any kind from opium and cocaine to girls for"