- a person who guards something, as a doorkeeper or caretaker.
- a soldier or other person set to guard an entrance.
- an official having charge of prisoners in a jail.
- a truncheon or staff of office or authority, used in giving signals.
- an officer in charge of prisoners in a jail
- a person who guards or has charge of something
- (formerly) a staff or truncheon carried by a ruler as an emblem of authority and used to signal his wishes or intentions
