warder
Jail's security officer
A warder is a guard or watchman, especially one who keeps watch over prisoners in a jail or castle.
The term is more common in British English than American, where guard or correctional officer predominates: The warder unlocked the cell door.
In fantasy literature, warders often guard magical places or persons.
Prison guard
- turnkeyReady for immediate use
- gaolerPrison guard, British spelling
- screwThreaded metal fastener
- keeperOne who guards
custodian · supervisor · patrol · sentry · watchman · sentinel · cellblock · penitentiary
Basic unit of life
- prisonerConfined criminal detainee
- inmateConfined facility resident
- detentionTemporary official holding
- incarcerationConfinement in jail
imprisonment · captivity · bars · solitary · isolation · restraint · holding · sentence
Slender rod for leading
- truncheonShort thick stick
- staveBarrel's wooden rib
- rodThin rigid stick
- nightstickPolice impact weapon
cosh · mace · keys · whistle · radio · restraints · handcuffs · shackles
Authoritative instruction given
- controlAuthority to direct
- disciplineTrained self-control or specialty
- enforcementCompelling compliance with rules
- oversightSupervision or inadvertent omission
supervision · regulation · keys · roster · headcount · inspection · search · contraband
Protection from threat
- barrierObstruction preventing passage
- fortificationStrengthening defenses or nutrients
- bulwarkDefensive fortification or safeguard
- palisadeFence of pointed stakes
rampart · parapet · battlement · bastion · stronghold · defense · shield · refuge
jailer
Prison guard
keeper · custodian · supervisor · patrol · sentry · watchman · sentinel · cellblock · penitentiary · jail
cell
Basic unit of life
- prisonerConfined criminal detainee
- inmateConfined facility resident
- detentionTemporary official holding
incarceration · imprisonment · captivity · bars · solitary · isolation · restraint · holding · sentence · parole
baton
Slender rod for leading
nightstick · cosh · mace · keys · whistle · radio · restraints · handcuffs · shackles · uniform
command
Authoritative instruction given
- controlAuthority to direct
- disciplineTrained self-control or specialty
- enforcementCompelling compliance with rules
oversight · supervision · regulation · keys · roster · headcount · inspection · search · contraband · privileges
security
Protection from threat
- barrierObstruction preventing passage
- fortificationStrengthening defenses or nutrients
- bulwarkDefensive fortification or safeguard
palisade · rampart · parapet · battlement · bastion · stronghold · defense · shield · refuge · sanctuary
- castle staffchamberlain, chambermaid, butler, handmaiden, jester
- jailersjailer, gaoler, prison officer, turnkey, correctional officer
- ward offActively prevent approach
- maternity wardHospital section for childbirth
- hospital wardTreatment division in clinic
- mental wardInpatient psychiatric facility
- prison wardenHead of correctional facility
- psychiatric wardHospital mental health section
forward, award, reward, backward, toward, ward, warden, steward, wardship