Topic: OCCUPATIONS
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| Date: | 1100-1200 |
| Language: | Old North French |
| Origin: | wardein, from warder 'to guard' |
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war‧den
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[countable]1BO a person who is responsible for a particular place and whose job is to make sure its rules are obeyed ➔ churchwarden, game warden, traffic warden
2 American EnglishSCJBO the person in charge of a prison [= governor British English]
3 British EnglishBO someone who takes care of a building and the people in it, for example a place such as a home for old people
