jailer
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3.0
- noun
- /ˈdʒeɪlər/
:
carcelero
- Each day, the jailer conducts regular checks to maintain order in the prison.
- a private jailer
The profession of the jailer is to contain.
- The profession of the jailer is to contain.
- He got, he got demoted from negotiator to jailer.
- We have chosen jailers to those who still would have us, slaves.
- So it's about creating jailers, torturers, guards to forming a legal system.
- They tried to jailers, a few jailers a few times, you know, and it was funny.
Examples
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The profession of the jailer is to contain.
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At the head of the line, prisoners are being processed by a jailer and a couple of cops.
Fiction book (2002) -
An hour later, one of the jailers came to fetch him.
Fiction book (1993) -
In the meantime, U.S. soldiers will become police officers, jailers, and sheriffs.
Academic text (2002) -
Latimer lets the jailer lead him down the unfamiliar hallway to a dark cell.
Fiction book (1999) -
The bulky Teutonic jailer walked up to his cell and smiled.
Fiction book (1995) -
Mr. Pick and the two jailers can't hold back the dreadful prisoners any longer.
Fiction book (1991) -
At other prisons, Tom had heard, a bribe to the jailer ensured better lodgings and plentiful food.
Fiction book (1993) -
The jailer watched carefully as the prisoners waited for their meals.
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A skilled jailer ensures the safety of both the inmates and the staff.
Synonyms
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4.3
A person who manages a prison and looks after staff and prisoners
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2.5
A person who watches prisoners in a jail or prison
4
7.4
A person who guards prisoners in a prison
3
9.9
A person who locks and guards prisoners in a jail
3
9.9
A person who watches prisoners in a jail
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4.2
A person who guards prisoners in a jail
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4.4
A person who guards and manages people in a jail or prison
An old word for a person who guards prisoners in a jail or prison
A woman who guards and looks after women in a prison
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Etymology
Jailer comes from the word jail, which itself comes from an old word meaning 'cage' or 'enclosure'. So a jailer is someone who keeps people in a 'cage', which explains why the word means a person who guards prisoners.