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PRONUNCIATION OF TRAFFIC WARDEN

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TRAFFIC WARDEN

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Traffic warden is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES TRAFFIC WARDEN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

traffic warden

Parking enforcement officer

A parking enforcement officer or parking attendant or traffic warden and sometimes parking inspector is a member of a traffic control department or agency who issues tickets for parking violations. Where parking meters are used, they may be known as a meter attendant or a traffic warden. The term meter maid is defined by the Random House Dictionary as "a female member of a police or traffic department responsible for issuing tickets for parking violations," and lists the term as an Americanism originating between 1955 and 1960. The term is sometimes used derogatorily, for both female and male attendants. The term meter Nazi is pejorative. Their use is controversial and they are often perceived as being overzealous. In the UK, this is likely due to high pressure management focused around delivering a certain number of tickets per day leading to allegations of corruption and illegality. This brings accusations that their real purpose is to raise revenue for the local authority rather than keep the traffic moving.

Definition of traffic warden in the English dictionary

The definition of traffic warden in the dictionary is a person who is appointed to supervise road traffic and report traffic offences.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TRAFFIC WARDEN

traffic court
traffic diversion
traffic duty
traffic engineering
traffic holdup
traffic island
traffic jam
traffic light
traffic lights
traffic offence
traffic pattern
traffic police
traffic policeman
traffic policemen
traffic regulations
traffic sign
traffic signal
traffic signals
traffic violation
traffic-jammed

WORDS THAT END LIKE TRAFFIC WARDEN

back garden
beer garden
botanic garden
burden
churchwarden
common or garden
common-or-garden
Covent Garden
farden
flower garden
garden
harden
herb garden
kitchen garden
Leeuwarden
rose garden
tea garden
vegetable garden
warden
winter garden
zoological garden

Synonyms and antonyms of traffic warden in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «traffic warden» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TRAFFIC WARDEN

Find out the translation of traffic warden to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of traffic warden from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «traffic warden» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

交通管理员
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

guardia de tráfico
570 millions of speakers

English

traffic warden
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

ट्रैफिक वार्डन
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

شُرْطِيُّ الـمُرُور
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

инспектор дорожного движения
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

guarda de trânsito
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ট্র্যাফিক ওয়ারেন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

agent de la circulation
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

polis trafik
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Verkehrspolizist
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

交通監視員
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

교통 감시관
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Sipir lalu lintas
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nhân viên kiểm soát giao thông
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

போக்குவரத்து பாதுகாவலர்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

वाहतूक वॉर्डन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Trafik müdürü
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

vigile urbano
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

funkcjonariusz służby drogowej
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

інспектор дорожнього руху
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

agent de circulație
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

υπάλληλος που ελέγχει τη στάθμευση
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

verkeersopsigter
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

trafikvakt
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

trafikkbetjent
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of traffic warden

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TRAFFIC WARDEN»

The term «traffic warden» is regularly used and occupies the 91.445 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TRAFFIC WARDEN» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about traffic warden

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TRAFFIC WARDEN»

Discover the use of traffic warden in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to traffic warden and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Parking Ticket Awards: Crazy Councils, Meter Madness and ...
This book is enough to drive you parking mad.
Barrie Segal, 2007
2
Traffic Wardens: An Ethnography of Street Administration
Traffic warden. Were you charged? Magistrate. I'm on the bench. Traffic warden. Yes. Magistrate. Motoring offences. Traffic warden. Then you should know better. Other stories are in the nature of training exercises. They present a series of ...
Joel Richman, 1983
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Desperate Hearts
my skin because a traffic warden is peering in. Her nose-tip is pressed to the window like a snail's body. Bud climbs into the front and winds down the window. The traffic warden starts to say we'd better move on, before noticing Bud's a kid.
Katherine Summers
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True to Life Upper-Intermediate Class Book
TRAFFIC WARDEN: Yes, it is too late, I'm sorry. DRIVER: I'm really sorry, I I had to go to the pharmacy. I've got some urgent medication that I needed to get, and I was literally there for two minutes. Is there any chance of just letting me off?
Ruth Gairns, Stuart Redman, 1998
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100+ Fun Ideas for Playground Games
One person from the class is chosen to be the 'Traffic Warden' who stands with their back towards the remainder of the players, approximately 15 metres away. ✦ He/she has to shout out 'Green Light', at which point the children can all begin to ...
Christine Green
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Road Traffic Law: The 1961-2011 Road Traffic Acts - ...
paragraph (a) of this subsection and to be signed by that registered owner, given or sent under paragraph (i) of that subsection by that owner to a member of the Garda Síochána or a traffic warden shall, until the contrary is shown, be deemed  ...
Robert Pierse, 2011
7
Overthrowing Ungodly Elders from the Gates: Dealing with ...
A driver was harassed by a traffic warden on a major road for driving a car without a side mirror. The driver explained to the traffic warden that the side mirror was broken a couple of minutes ago, when a motorcyclist collided with his car from ...
Marcus Benson, 2009
8
Code Runner
A traffic warden wassauntering down the street,checking all the cars. And therewas the stolen 4x4, parkedina disabled space without a ticket. Beautiful. He reached the vehicle and checked the windscreen. Amycackled to herself likea slightly ...
Rosie Claverton, 2014
9
Language in Use Intermediate Teacher's Book
The reading is taken from a magazine article in which a private investigator, a traffic warden and a nightclub bouncer are interviewed about their work and people's attitudes to it. In the listening, a number of people talk briefly about the jobs ...
Adrian Doff, Christopher Jones, 1994
10
Pragmatics of Society
The same pattern of non-accommodation is observable in a dispute between a traffic warden and an angry driver. The warden (S1) is confronted by a market trader (S2) after his van has been immobilised for being parked in a loading area for ...
Gisle Andersen, Karin Aijmer, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TRAFFIC WARDEN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term traffic warden is used in the context of the following news items.
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Fake traffic warden sparks first manhunt on Isles of Scilly in years
The person behind these bogus parking fines on the Isles of Scilly neglected to realise he'd be sparking the first manhunt in years. The tiny British island has a ... «Metro, Jul 15»
2
Imran Khan's nephews booked for abusing, manhandling traffic
The traffic warden alleged that though the two put on their seatbelt on his request, both started misbehaving with him, abused him and later manhandled him as ... «The Express Tribune, Jul 15»
3
Leeds traffic warden issues a WHEELBARROW a parking ticket
These unbelievable pictures show the bizarre moment a jobsworth traffic warden gave a parking ticket to a wheelbarrow. The outrageous photographs, taken ... «Daily Mail, May 15»
4
Moment traffic warden grapples with van driver during row over …
This is the moment a traffic warden starts grappling with a driver who was trying to snap ... of making a delivery, tries to take a picture of himself with the warden. «Evening Standard, May 15»
5
Karl Maskill who can't drive tried to move friend's Volvo and …
But when he saw a traffic warden approach, he panicked that the Volvo was ... He said: 'Lee just popped into the post office and there was a traffic warden so I ... «Daily Mail, May 15»
6
Chinese traffic warden attacks pedestrian with hammer because she …
People on the scene said the warden had been involved with a number of arguments with the woman in the past because she frequently ignored the traffic ... «Daily Mail, May 15»
7
Traffic warden resigns after trying to give ticket to driver in crash
Other witnesses weigh in, with one telling the traffic warden to use her common sense and let Mr Arif off, and another telling the taxi driver to leave the warden ... «Daily Mail, Apr 15»
8
Traffic warden attacked after issuing ticket
Two builders attack a traffic warden, smashing him over the head with his radio in a ... They attack him and then walk away as the warden leans against a wall. «Telegraph.co.uk, Apr 15»
9
Traffic wardens to target motorists who leave their engine running
A hit squad of 'traffic marshals' will target stationary cars as part of the crackdown ... Westminster Council will have up to 85 traffic marshals at any one time ... «Daily Mail, Mar 15»
10
Body cameras fitted to deter Lancashire traffic warden attacks
Traffic wardens around the county have been fitted with body cameras ... Police issued an appeal for witnesses after a traffic warden was racially abused by two ... «Lancashire Evening Post, Mar 15»

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