wardress

ward·ress

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [wawr-dris]
- /ˈwɔr drɪs/
- /ˈwɔː.dər/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [wawr-dris]
- /ˈwɔr drɪs/

Definitions of wardress word

noun wardress a woman who is a warder. 1
noun wardress A female warder. 1
noun wardress a woman who guards or has charge of something 0
noun wardress a female officer in charge of prisoners in a jail 0
noun wardress a prison matron: now rare 0

See all 5 definitions of wardress

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Origin of wardress

First appearance:

before 1815

One of the 39% newest English words

First recorded in 1815-25; ward(e)r1 + -ess

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Parts of speech for Wardress

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Wardress

wardress popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 50% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 51% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

wardress usage trend in Literature

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