Yahoo India Web Search

Sign In

Search results

  1. Dictionary
    wardress
    /ˈwɔːdrɪs/

    noun

    • 1. a female prison guard. British

    Powered by Oxford Dictionaries

    More definitions, origin and scrabble points

  2. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishWARDRESS definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    wardress in British English. (ˈwɔːdrɪs ) noun. 1. a woman who guards or has charge of something. 2. British. a female officer in charge of prisoners in a jail. Collins English Dictionary.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › wardressWardress Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of WARDRESS is a woman supervising female prisoners (as in a prison).

  4. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › wardressWardress - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com

    5 days ago · noun. a woman warder. see more. Cite this entry. Style: MLA. "Wardress." Vocabulary.com Dictionary, Vocabulary.com, https://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/wardress. Accessed 13 Nov. 2024. Copy citation. Teachers, check out our curated vocabulary resources tailored for grades 5-12! Start now. The Vocabulary Bowl.

  5. www.oed.com › dictionary › wardress_nwardress, n. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English ...

    The earliest known use of the noun wardress is in the 1870s. OED's earliest evidence for wardress is from 1878, in the writing of Grenville Murray, journalist and diplomatist. wardress is formed within English, by derivation.

  6. www.thefreedictionary.com › wardressWardress - definition of wardress by The Free Dictionary

    Define wardress. wardress synonyms, wardress pronunciation, wardress translation, English dictionary definition of wardress. n. a woman who is a warder. Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc....

  7. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionaryWARDRESS definition in American English - Collins Online ...

    wardress in British English. (ˈwɔːdrɪs ) noun. 1. a woman who guards or has charge of something. 2. British. a female officer in charge of prisoners in a jail. Collins English Dictionary.

  8. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › english-wordWARDRESS - Find out everything about this English word | Collins

    Definitions of 'wardress' 1. a woman who guards or has charge of something. [...] 2. British. a female officer in charge of prisoners in a jail. [...] More. Examples of 'wardress' in a sentence. These examples have been automatically selected and may contain sensitive content that does not reflect the opinions or policies of Collins. Read more.

  9. www.dictionary.com › browse › wardressWARDRESS Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Wardress definition: a woman who is a warder. . See examples of WARDRESS used in a sentence.

  10. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › wardresswardress - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    Noun. [edit] wardress (plural wardresses) A female warder. Translations. [edit] ± a female warder. Categories: English terms suffixed with -ess. English 2-syllable words. English terms with IPA pronunciation. English lemmas. English nouns. English countable nouns. English terms with quotations. en:Occupations. en:People. en:Prison.

  11. www.wordreference.com › definition › wardresswardress - WordReference.com Dictionary of English

    wardress - WordReference English dictionary, questions, discussion and forums. All Free.