Gefangenenwärter
German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Gefangener (“prisoner”) + Wärter (“warder”)
Noun
[edit]Gefangenenwärter m (strong, genitive Gefangenenwärters, plural Gefangenenwärter, feminine Gefangenenwärterin)
- (dated) prison warder, prison guard, turnkey (male or of unspecified gender)
- guard in a (makeshift) prison camp (male or of unspecified gender)
Declension
[edit]Declension of Gefangenenwärter [masculine, strong]
Synonyms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “Gefangenenwärter” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Gefangenenwärter” in Duden online