Warder
noun
1.
a person who guards something, as a doorkeeper or caretaker.
2.
a soldier or other person set to guard an entrance.
3.
Chiefly British. an official having charge of prisoners in a jail.
noun
1.
a truncheon or staff of office or authority, used in giving signals.
noun
1.
(mainly Brit) an officer in charge of prisoners in a jail
2.
a person who guards or has charge of something
noun
1.
(formerly) a staff or truncheon carried by a ruler as an emblem of authority and used to signal his wishes or intentions
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