warden — a person responsible for supervising a particular place or thing or for ensuring that regulations associated with it are obeyed
Part of speech: NOUN
Definition: a person responsible for supervising a particular place or thing or for ensuring that regulations associated with it are obeyed
Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈwɔːrdən/
Korean meaning: 특정 장소나 사물을 감독하거나 관련 규정이 준수되는지 확인하는 책임자
Korean pronunciation: 워-든 (강세: 워)
Example Sentences
- The new traffic warden gave out 50 parking tickets on his first day - talk about enthusiasm!
- The game warden caught poachers red-handed in the wildlife reserve.
- Even the prison warden was impressed by the inmates' cooking show.
warden
NOUN//ˈwɔːrdən//
a person responsible for supervising a particular place or thing or for ensuring that regulations associated with it are obeyed
Supervising and enforcing prison regulations
The warden grants pardon in the garden
🎤Pronunciation
🌳Etymology
Origin
고대 프랑스어 'wardein'에서 유래되었으며, 이는 '지키다, 보호하다'를 의미하는 'warder'에서 파생되었습니다. 중세 시대 성을 지키는 수호자들을 가리키던 단어가 현재는 교도소장, 관리인 등을 의미하게 되었습니다.
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📝Examples
“The new traffic warden gave out 50 parking tickets on his first day - talk about enthusiasm!”
“The game warden caught poachers red-handed in the wildlife reserve.”
“Even the prison warden was impressed by the inmates' cooking show.”
“The park warden knows every tree and animal in the national park.”
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