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1 jailer
noun (a person who has charge of a jail or of prisoners: The jailer was knocked unconscious in the riot.) fangevoktersubst. \/ˈdʒeɪlə\/fangevokter -
2 jailor
noun (a person who has charge of a jail or of prisoners: The jailer was knocked unconscious in the riot.) fangevokter -
3 jail
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jailer — noun One who enforces confinement in a jail or prison. Syn: corrections officer, guard, warden, warder … Wiktionary
jailer — noun Syn: warden, prison officer, guard; captor; informal screw … Thesaurus of popular words
jailer — UK [ˈdʒeɪlə(r)] / US [ˈdʒeɪlər] noun [countable] Word forms jailer : singular jailer plural jailers old fashioned someone whose job is to guard the people in a prison so that they do not escape … English dictionary
jailer — jail (Brit. also gaol) ► NOUN ▪ a place for the confinement of people accused or convicted of a crime. ► VERB ▪ put in jail. DERIVATIVES jailer (also gaoler) noun. ORIGIN the word came into England from two Old French words, jaiole and gayole… … English terms dictionary
jailer — also jailor noun Date: 13th century 1. a keeper of a jail 2. one that restricts another s liberty as if by imprisonment … New Collegiate Dictionary
jailer — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. prison guard, corrections officer, turnkey, keeper, gaoler, warden, captor, screw*; see also warden , watchman . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. warden, correctional officer, guard, turnkey, gaoler. III (Roget s Thesaurus… … English dictionary for students
jailer — jail|er [ dʒeılər ] noun count OLD FASHIONED someone whose job is to guard the people in a prison so that they do not escape … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
jailer — also gaoler BrE noun (C) old fashioned someone who is in charge of guarding a prison or prisoners … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
jailer — /ˈdʒeɪlə/ (say jayluh) noun a person in charge of a jail; prison warder. Also, jailor, gaoler …
jailor — noun someone who guards prisoners • Syn: ↑prison guard, ↑jailer, ↑gaoler, ↑screw, ↑turnkey • Derivationally related forms: ↑gaol (for: ↑gaoler), ↑ … Useful english dictionary
prison guard — noun someone who guards prisoners • Syn: ↑jailer, ↑jailor, ↑gaoler, ↑screw, ↑turnkey • Derivationally related forms: ↑gaol (for: ↑gaoler), ↑ … Useful english dictionary