warden
noun
Origin of warden
Synonyms for warden
Warden
noun British.
Related Words for warden
caretaker, administrator, superintendent, curator, bodyguard, guardian, overseer, governor, deacon, ranger, guard, officer, custodian, keeper, janitor, skipper, watchdog, gamekeeper, dogcatcherExamples from the Web for warden
Contemporary Examples of warden
As in most prisons, the “trusty” was a convict the warden trusted and thus had special privileges.
Prison guards in Lima found a contraband mobile phone in his prison cell that he claimed was given to him by the warden.
The backlash and bad publicity from the escape is much more than the warden ever wanted, but he will have to deal with it.
As prisons go, it is rather tame, and Warden Kevin Jones likes it that way.
No warden in my position would like something like this to happen.
Historical Examples of warden
The outrage on the Warden was not so grotesque, but the effect was the same.
The UnderdogF. Hopkinson Smith
He wore no collar nor any coat; nor did he bring one with him, so the Warden said.
The UnderdogF. Hopkinson Smith
There was nothing of the Warden's estimate in these eyes; nothing of cruelty nor deceit nor greed.
The UnderdogF. Hopkinson Smith
I waited in the Warden's office until the deputies came for the prisoner.
The UnderdogF. Hopkinson Smith
The guard treated him unfairly, lied about him to the warden, lost his credits, persecuted him.
White FangJack London