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. 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
Noun
  • Twenty years after Marilyn’s murder, John met the warden of the O’Daniel Unit, where the women’s death row is housed.
    Lawrence Wright, The New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2025
  • Seven prison employees, including former warden Randall Hepp, have been charged in the death of Maier.
    Laura Schulte, Journal Sentinel, 30 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • The fee for the event is $6 per person and is limited to a total of 25 children, who must be accompanied by a parent or adult guardian.
    Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Feb. 2025
  • If the material is not removed or relocated to an adults-only section within 60 days, the parent or guardian can sue the library.
    Rose Evans, Idaho Statesman, 26 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • The doctor was grazed by a bullet, and the nurse, the custodian and the two wounded officers were hospitalized in stable condition, Barker said.
    John Bacon, USA TODAY, 24 Feb. 2025
  • The shock announcement — which is sure to shake and, indeed, stir the industry — was made Thursday, alongside the news that long-time producers and custodians of 007, Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli, would be stepping back.
    Alex Ritman, Variety, 20 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Miami guard Haley Cavinder, coming off a 27-point performance against Florida State, went 4-of-15 against Notre Dame’s stifling defense and managed only eight points.
    Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 21 Feb. 2025
  • Three other prison guards, including Michael Mashaw, Michael Fisher and David Walters, were charged with lesser manslaughter offenses.
    Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 21 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • D’Onta Foreman had a 38-yard run on the second play of the drive, and Sam Darnold scored on an option keeper.
    Dave Birkett, USA TODAY, 25 Dec. 2022
  • Egan’s 1-yard touchdown run on a fourth-down keeper pulled the Chargers within 28-26 with 4:57 left in the third quarter.
    Jason Frakes, The Courier-Journal, 26 Nov. 2022
Noun
  • These range from oversized bats and undead soldiers to towering dragons and tree sentinels — basically a line-up of Elden Ring's greatest hits.
    Dan Perry, Newsweek, 13 Feb. 2025
  • These include spy satellites, missile warning sentinels, and spacecraft for the Global Positioning System.
    Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 11 Feb. 2025

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“Warder.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/warder. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.

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