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UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈwɔːrdən/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈwɔrdən/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(wôr′dn)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
war•den /ˈwɔrdən/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. Governmenta person whose job is the care and custody of something;
    keeper.
  2. Governmentthe chief administrative officer of a prison.
  3. Governmentan official whose job is the enforcement of regulations: a fire warden.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
war•den  (wôr′dn),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Governmenta person charged with the care or custody of persons, animals, or things;
    keeper.
  2. Governmentthe chief administrative officer in charge of a prison.
  3. Governmentany of various public officials charged with superintendence, as over a port or wildlife.
  4. GovernmentSee air-raid warden. 
  5. GovernmentSee fire warden. 
  6. Government(in Connecticut) the chief executive officer of a borough.
  7. Government(formerly) the principal official in a region, town, etc.
  8. Government, British Terms[Brit.]
    • (cap.) a traditional title of the president or governor of certain schools and colleges:Warden of Merton College.
    • a member of a livery company of the City of London.
  9. Government, British Terms[Canadian.]the head of certain county or local councils.
  10. Governmenta member of the governing body of a guild.
  11. a churchwarden.
  12. a gatekeeper.
  • Gmc -ing -ing3
  • Old French (northeast dialect, dialectal), equivalent. to ward- (root of warder to guard; see ward) + -ein, variant of -ien, -enc
  • Middle English wardein 1175–1225
ward′en•ship′, n. 
    1. warder, guardian, guard, custodian, caretaker, superintendent.
War•den  (wôr′dn),USA pronunciation n. [Brit.]
  1. British Terms, Foodany of several pears having a crisp, firm flesh, used in cookery.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
warden /ˈwɔːdən/ n
  1. a person who has the charge or care of something, esp a building, or someone
  2. any of various public officials, esp one responsible for the enforcement of certain regulations
  3. a person employed to patrol a national park or safari park
  4. chiefly US Canadian the chief officer in charge of a prison
  5. Brit the principal or president of any of various universities or colleges
  6. See churchwarden
Etymology: 13th Century: from Old Northern French wardein, from warder to guard, of Germanic origin; see guard
'warden' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Collocations: is the [head, chief, assistant, deputy] warden, is a [senior, junior] warden, the warden on [site, duty], more...

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