Gefangenenwärter
German
Etymology
Gefangener (“prisoner”) + Wärter (“warder”)
Noun
Gefangenenwärter m (genitive Gefangenenwärters, plural Gefangenenwärter, feminine Gefangenenwärterin)
- (dated) (male) prison warder, prison guard, turnkey
- guard in a (makeshift) prison camp
Declension
Declension of Gefangenenwärter
Synonyms
- Gefangenenbewacher
- Gefangenenwächter
- Gefängniswärter
- Kerkermeister
Further reading
- “Gefangenenwärter” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- Gefangenenwärter in Duden online
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