wardsman

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noun

A man who keeps watch; a guard or warden

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Meanings

nounwardsman (plural wardsmen)

plural wardsmen

  1. A man who keeps watch; a guard or warden

    Wardsmen, selected in each yard among the best of the prisoners, are very serviceable. If prisoners work, they should work in silence

    1821, Sydney Smith, “Prisons”, in Edinburgh Review
  2. Someone who is responsible for representing or managing a specific ward within a city or municipality.

Origin

From ward + -s- + man.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

manwards
Cite this entry
APA

wardsman. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wardsman

MLA

“wardsman.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wardsman. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “wardsman,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wardsman.

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