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incarcerator

incarcerator

1 8.8
A person or thing that puts someone in prison
  • noun
  • /ɪnˈkɑːrsəˌreɪtər/
translation icon : carcelero
  • The state hired a new incarcerator to manage the increased prison population effectively.
  • equal opportunity incarcerator

Examples

  • As an incarcerator, her job is to oversee the inmates and maintain order in the facility.

  • The incarcerator ensured that all security protocols were followed in the prison.

  • Some view the judge as an incarcerator rather than a fair arbiter of justice.

  • The new automated incarcerator system was designed to safely confine dangerous criminals.

  • The incarcerator locked the cell door behind him.

  • Many believe that an incarcerator should show empathy.

  • The incarcerator placed the criminal behind bars to ensure public safety.

Synonyms

jailer
vsincarcerator
19 3.0

A person who guards prisoners in a jail or prison

is the general confining agent, not only the on site guard or manager
warder
vsincarcerator
  • UK
4 7.4

A person who guards prisoners in a prison

is a broader confining agent, not limited to employed prison officers
jailor
vsincarcerator
  • Archaic
2 4.2

A person who guards prisoners in a jail

is the confining actor in a wider sense, including legal and device roles
enslaver
vsincarcerator
  • NSFW
1 8.2

A person who forces others to live and work without freedom

is about confining by legal or custodial means rather than forced ownership
jailkeeper
vsincarcerator
  • Archaic
1 4.4

A person who guards and manages people in a jail or prison

is broader, covering any confining agent including devices or officials beyond managers
committer
vsincarcerator
  • Formal
9.1

A person who legally puts someone into care, for example in a hospital

is the broader agent who confines, including devices not only legal officials
detainer
vsincarcerator
  • Formal
8.1

A person or authority that keeps someone in jail by legal order

is a confining agent that can be a person, device, or other authority

Antonyms

liberator
21 5.3

A person who frees people from slavery or prison

Surface Forms

incarcerator singular
incarcerators plural

Morphology

incarcerator = incarcerate (transparent) = incarcerate + or

Formed by the verb 'incarcerate' plus the regular agentive suffix '-or', meaning 'one who incarcerates', which is predictable for learners.

Etymology

Incarcerator comes from the Latin parts in- 'in' and carcer 'prison', so the word means 'one who puts into prison'. So an incarcerator is a person or thing that puts people 'in prison' or keeps them locked up.