traffic warden
11traffic warden — noun Brit. a uniformed official who locates and reports on infringements of parking regulations …
12traffic warden — noun (C) BrE someone whose job is to check that vehicles have not parked illegally on the streets …
13ˈtraffic ˌwarden — noun [C] British someone whose job is to check that vehicles are legally parked …
14traffic warden — /ˈtræfɪk wɔdn/ (say trafik wawdn) noun British → parking policeman …
15warden — n. 1) a prison warden (AE; BE has governor) 2) (BE) a traffic warden 3) an air raid warden USAGE NOTE: An AE prison warden should not be confused with a BE prison warder, who in AE is a prison guard. * * * [ wɔːdn] (BE) a traffic warden a prison… …
16traffic — n. & v. n. 1 (often attrib.) a vehicles moving in a public highway, esp. of a specified kind, density, etc. (heavy traffic on the M1; traffic warden). b such movement in the air or at sea. 2 (usu. foll. by in) trade, esp. illegal (the traffic in… …
17warden — [[t]wɔ͟ː(r)d(ə)n[/t]] wardens 1) N COUNT: usu with supp A warden is a person who is responsible for a particular place or thing, and for making sure that the laws or regulations that relate to it are obeyed. → See also traffic warden He was a… …
18warden — war|den [ˈwo:dn US ˈwo:rdn] n [Date: 1100 1200; : Old North French; Origin: wardein, from warder to guard ] 1.) a person who is responsible for a particular place and whose job is to make sure its rules are obeyed warden of ▪ the warden of the… …
19warden — UK [ˈwɔː(r)d(ə)n] / US [ˈwɔrd(ə)n] noun [countable] Word forms warden : singular warden plural wardens 1) someone whose job is to be responsible for a particular place or thing, and who checks that rules are obeyed See: game warden, traffic… …
20warden — noun (C) 1 an official whose job is to make sure that rules are obeyed 2 AmE the person in charge of a prison; governor (3) BrE 3 BrE someone who takes care of a building and the people in it, for example a place such as a home for old people see …
