English Dictionary

warden

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈwɔːdən/

名詞

古語 文語

(archaic or literary) A guard or watchman. / A chief administrative officer of a prison.

日本語の意味

（古語または文学的表現）見張り番、守衛 / 刑務所の主要管理官、監督官

The old warden stood atop the ramparts, his lantern casting long shadows across the sleeping village.

老いた番人は城壁の上に立ち、ランタンが眠る村に長い影を落としていた。

意味（1）

(archaic or literary) A guard or watchman.

He called to the wardens on the outside battlements. [The original (UK) editions read warders rather than wardens.

意味（2）

A chief administrative officer of a prison.

The warden of the state prison, Ezekiel Purdy, was a kind man if stern. He invariably made all newcomers a little speech of welcome […]

意味（3）

An official charged with supervisory duties or with the enforcement of specific laws or regulations; such as a game warden or air-raid warden

意味（4）

A governing official in various institutions

the warden of a college

wardens （ plural ）