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jailer

or jail·or

[ 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.


jailer

/ ˈdʒeɪlə /

noun

  1. a person in charge of prisoners in a jail


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Other Words From

  • under·jailer noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of jailer1

1250–1300; Middle English gaioler, jaioler, jailer < Old French jaiolier. See jail, -er 2

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Example Sentences

“The jailer had a high-school-age daughter and was uncertain how to help her get in college,” writes Ferris.

It was akin to a jailer wielding a set of keys before locking you in your cell.

Does the low profile assumed by the former head of Yukos mean that he entered into a secret agreement with his jailer?

He declined to give his name and insisted his jailer was treating him like his mother would.

My jailer said I had to convert to Islam if I hoped to survive.

The jailer's wife was a kind woman, and immediately felt the power of the attractions of her fascinating prisoner.

The jailer and his wife were both charmed with their prisoner, and invited her to dine with them that day.

Ten pence was to be paid to the jailer for the furniture he put into the cell; ten pence only remained for food.

But the longest red-letter day has its ending, and time and tide beckon one with the brutality of an impatient jailer.

It seems that the jailer's kid, a boy about sixteen years old, had been in the habit of bringing Jim's meals.

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