traffic warden

traffic warden
traffic warden noun
An official controlling road traffic, esp the parking of vehicles
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Main Entry:traffic

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traffic warden UK US noun [countable] [singular traffic warden plural traffic wardens] british
someone whose job is to check that vehicles are legally parked
Thesaurus: car parking and parking controlhyponym

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traffic warden,
British. an official who controls vehicular traffic and parking.

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noun, pl ⋯ -dens [count]
Brit : someone whose job is to check for cars that are parked illegally

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ˈtraffic warden [traffic warden] noun (BrE)
a person whose job is to check that people do not park their cars in the wrong place or for longer than is allowed, and to report on those who do or tell them that they have to pay a ↑fine

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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