warder
noun
[ ˈwɔːdə ]
• a guard in a prison.
Similar:
prison officer,
guard,
jailer,
(prison) warden,
keeper,
sentry,
captor,
wardress,
screw,
turnkey,
Origin:
late Middle English (denoting a watchman or sentinel): from Anglo-Norman French wardere, from Old Northern French warder ‘to guard’. The current sense dates from the mid 19th century.
