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warder

1. ward.er \'wo.rd-*r\ n [ME, fr. AF wardere, fr. warde act of guarding, of 
   Gmc origin; akin] to OHG warta act of watching 1: WATCHMAN, PORTER  Brit  
   2a: WARDEN; esp : CARETAKER, CUSTODIAN  2b: a prison guard 
2. warder n [ME, perh. fr. warden to ward] : a truncheon used by a king or 
   commander in chief to signal orders