Definition of "warder" []

• A guard, porter, or watcher of a gate or tower. (noun)
• Chiefly British A prison guard. (noun)
• A baton formerly used by a ruler or commander as a symbol of authority and to signal orders. (noun)

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• "Then, after asking how long the visitor wished to remain with the prisoners -- for Tichborne and Babington were quartered together -- he called a warder and committed Mr. Talbot to his guidance, to remain for two hours locked up in the cell."
• ""The warder is a normal person required to perform tasks under abnormal circumstances.""
• "I was really worried, thinking that I would have to call a warder and explain what had happened."