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
Noun
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There’s an exasperated receptionist and many indifferent bystanders, but even as Mina escalates the confrontation, guards and wardens barely bat an eye.—
Manuel Betancourt,
Variety,
28 Mar. 2025
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The boys are digging holes because the warden is looking for something.—
Ashlee Conour,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Admission is free, but guests under 18 must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian. Check out the full schedule and additional information here.—
Staff report,
Hartford Courant,
16 Mar. 2025
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Her bank believed that she had been exploited, and Morrissey was appointed as her guardian.—
Jennifer Zhan,
Vulture,
11 Mar. 2025
Noun
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So that’s our jobs as custodians of the arts, to have an entry point where people can see where that’s made by people that look like them and just feel the energy.—
Preezy Brown,
VIBE.com,
12 Mar. 2025
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People are walking memories, and certain generations have been custodians of their traditions.—
Lisa Wong Macabasco,
Vogue,
28 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Nets two-way guard Tyson Etienne scored his first career buckets early in the fourth quarter and fellow two-way Tosan Evbuomwan played for the first time in over a month.—
C.J. Holmes,
New York Daily News,
29 Mar. 2025
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Former Sixth Man of the Year Jazz combo guard Jordan Clarkson is done for the year with left plantar fasciitis.—
Alex Kirschenbaum,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Mar. 2025
Noun
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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
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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
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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
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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 Apr. 2025.
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