prison warden
noun[C]
uk/ˈprɪz.ən ˌwɔː.dən/us/ˈprɪz.ən ˌwɔːr.dən/UK
apersonwhosejobis tocarefor andcontrolpeoplewho are inprison, and to makesureprisonrulesarefollowed:
Fiveinmateswereworkingat thesiteunder thesupervisionof twoprisonwardens.
Analarmalertsprisonwardenswhendrugs,weapons, andmobilephonesarediscovered.
Synonym
prison officer
US
apersoninchargeof aprison:
Questions aboutprisonsecurityledto theresignationof theprisonwarden.
Theprisonwardenwilldecidewhether he can go to his mother'sfuneral.
Synonym
governor
- After astintas aprisonwarden, hebecameapoliceman.
- Prisonwardensacceptthat they cannotcontrolthedrugproblem.
- Theprisonwardenwasdemotedand otheremployeessuspendedforfailingtopreventtheescape.
Bosses & managers
- administration
- anti-management
- C-suite
- CAO
- captain of industry
- co-partner
- co-president
- comptroller
- coo
- coordinator
- industrialist
- layer
- line manager
- majordomo
- management
- sleeping partner
- superboard
- superintendent
- supervisor
- taskmaster