JAILER

Etymology

Noun

jailer (plural jailers)

One who enforces confinement in a jail or prison.

Synonyms

• corrections officer

• guard

• screw (pejorative)

• turnkey

• warden

• warder

Anagrams

• rejail

Source: Wiktionary


Jail"er, n. Etym: [OE. jailer, gailer, OF. geolier, F. geôlier. See Jail.]

Definition: The keeper of a jail or prison. [Written also jailor, gaoler.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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