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jailer

English

Alternative forms

  • jailor
  • gaoler
  • gaolor (obsolete)

Etymology

Old French jaioleur, jeolier, from jaiole.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?d??e?l?(?)/
  • Rhymes: -e?l?(?)

Noun

jailer (plural jailers)

  1. One who enforces confinement in a jail or prison.

Synonyms

  • corrections officer
  • guard
  • screw (pejorative)
  • turnkey
  • warden
  • warder

Related terms

  • jaileress
  • jailering
  • jailership

Translations

Anagrams

  • rejail

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gailer

Middle English

Noun

gailer

  1. jailer
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Chaucer to this entry?)

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