warden

Everyday

1. A warden is a person whose job is to look after a place or the people in it, like a park, a hall of residence or a nature reserve. tree →
2. A prison governor in the US is called a warden. tree →
3. A traffic warden (UK) checks cars are parked legally. tree →
4. (church) A churchwarden helps run a parish. tree →

In the lessons

Seen in many jobs: park warden, game warden, fire warden at school (the person who checks everyone is out in a drill), traffic warden; in stories, the prison warden.

Examples

• The park warden told us not to feed the ducks. tree →
• Our teacher is the fire warden for this floor. tree →
• The traffic warden gave Dad a parking ticket. tree →
• The game warden protects the animals from hunters. tree →
• The prisoners stood in line while the warden walked past. tree →
• The hostel warden locks the doors at night. tree →

Note

Countable: a warden, two wardens. Do not confuse with «warder» (old UK word for a prison guard) or «guardian».