- wardress
- noun Date: 1878 a woman supervising female prisoners (as in a prison)
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
wardress
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wardress — [wôr′dris] n. Chiefly Brit. a prison matron: now rare … English World dictionary
wardress — warder, wardress These terms for male and female prison guards respectively have now been largely replaced by the gender neutral term prison officer … Modern English usage
wardress — /wawr dris/, n. a woman who is a warder. [1815 25; WARD(E)R1 + ESS] Usage. See ess. * * * … Universalium
wardress — noun A female warder … Wiktionary
wardress — ward·ress || wÉ”rdrɪs / wÉ”Ëd n. female guard; female watchman; female jailer (British) ward·en || wÉ”rdn / wÉ”Ëdn n. jailer, official in charge of a prison; guardian, keeper; guard, protector; custodian, curator … English contemporary dictionary
wardress — noun (C) BrE a woman who works in a prison guarding prisoners … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
wardress — ward·ress … English syllables
wardress — ward•ress [[t]ˈwɔr drɪs[/t]] n. use a woman who is a warder • Etymology: 1815–25 … From formal English to slang
wardress — noun a woman warder • Hypernyms: ↑warder • Hyponyms: ↑matron … Useful english dictionary
warder, wardress — ▶ noun. See warden sense 3 … Useful english dictionary
