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jail⋅er

[jey-ler]
–noun
1. a person who is in charge of a jail or section of a jail.
2. a person who forcibly confines another.
Also, jailor.


Origin:
1250–1300; ME gaioler, jaioler, jailer < OF jaiolier. See jail, -er 2
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jail·er also jail·or   (jā'lər)   
n.  One whose responsibility is keeping a jail.
jail·or   (jā'lər)   
n.  Variant of jailer.
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Main Entry: jail·er
Function: noun
: a keeper of a jail
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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