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traffic warden

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A civilian employed by the police to regulate traffic and issue parking tickets.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Hong-Kong, UK

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Across languages

Translations

14 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Cantonese: 黃腳鱲 /黄脚𫚭 (wong4 goek3 laap6) — person who monitors parking
  • Danish: parkeringsvakt — person who monitors parking
  • Finnish: parkkipirkko — person who monitors parking
  • Finnish: lappuliisa — person who monitors parking
  • Finnish: pysäköinnintarkastaja — person who monitors parking
  • French: aubergine — person who monitors parking
  • French: contractuelle — person who monitors parking
  • French: pervenche — person who monitors parking
  • German: Politesse — person who monitors parking
  • German: Hilfspolizist — person who monitors parking
  • Norwegian Bokmål: parkeringsvakt — person who monitors parking
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: parkeringsvakt — person who monitors parking
  • Swedish: parkeringsvakt — person who monitors parking
  • Welsh: warden traffig — person who monitors parking