A guard, especially in a prison.
Used in a Sentence
warder
Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for warder.
Editorial note
Later, sound change in French shifted /w/ to a /gw/ sound, so warder -> guarder.
Examples13
Definitions4
Parts of speech1
Quick take
A guard, especially in a prison.
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of warder gathered in one view.
One who or that which wards or repels.
A surname from Old English.
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for warder.
noun
A guard, especially in a prison.
noun
One who or that which wards or repels.
noun
A surname from Old English.
noun
(archaic) A truncheon or staff carried by a king or commander, used to signal commands.
Example sentences
Later, sound change in French shifted /w/ to a /gw/ sound, so warder -> guarder.
For example Norman French said Warder while other French speakers said Guarder.
Source: My wife's uncle that was a prison warder in Belmarsh, and people I have know who have been to prison.
In Warder's view, "this is as good as an admission that no such texts existed until the 2nd century A.
In this particular case, English also kept the original fully Germanic form - "warder" (noun).
For example, Old French had a verb, something like "warder".
Warder also notes that the Tibetan historian Tāranātha (1575–1634) proclaimed that after the Buddha taught the sutras, they disappeared from the human world and circulated only in the world of the nagas.
Warder notes that the Mahāyāna Sūtras are highly unlikely to have come from the teachings of the historical Buddha, since the language and style of every extant Mahāyāna Sūtra is comparable more to later Indian texts than to texts that could have circulated in the Buddha's putative lifetime.
Quote examples
In Warder's view, "this is as good as an admission that no such texts existed until the 2nd century A.
In this particular case, English also kept the original fully Germanic form - "warder" (noun).
For example, Old French had a verb, something like "warder".
Proper noun examples
Warder also notes that the Tibetan historian Tāranātha (1575–1634) proclaimed that after the Buddha taught the sutras, they disappeared from the human world and circulated only in the world of the nagas.
Warder notes that the Mahāyāna Sūtras are highly unlikely to have come from the teachings of the historical Buddha, since the language and style of every extant Mahāyāna Sūtra is comparable more to later Indian texts than to texts that could have circulated in the Buddha's putative lifetime.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use warder in a sentence?
Later, sound change in French shifted /w/ to a /gw/ sound, so warder -> guarder.
What does warder mean?
A guard, especially in a prison.
What part of speech is warder?
warder is commonly used as noun.