wardsman
nounEtymology From ward + -s- + man.
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 silence1821, Sydney Smith, “Prisons”, in Edinburgh Review:
2
Someone who is responsible for representing or managing a specific ward within a city or municipality.
- Related terms
- wardsmaid