1 a person who is responsible for taking care of a particular place and making sure that the rules are obeyed:
a wildlife / forest warden * (BrE) the warden of a youth hostel
seealsoCHURCHWARDEN, DOGWARDEN, GAMEWARDEN, TRAFFICWARDEN
2 (in Britain), a title given to the head of some colleges and institutions:
the Warden of Wadham College, Oxford
3 (especially AmE) the person in charge of a prison
4 a person who guards prisoners in a prison
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