different between jailer vs hailer

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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hailer

English

Etymology

  • hail +? -er

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /?he?l?/
  • Homophone: haler

Noun

hailer (plural hailers)

  1. A person who or a device which calls, summons loudly, or hails.
    • 1880, Thomas Hardy, Fellow Townsmen, ch. 1:
      "Hullo, Downe—is that you?" said the driver of the vehicle, a young man of pale and refined appearance. "Jump up here with me, and ride down to your door."
      The other turned a plump, cheery, rather self-indulgent face over his shoulder towards the hailer.
      "O, good evening, Mr. Barnet—thanks," he said.

Derived terms

  • loudhailer

Anagrams

  • halier

Scots

Adjective

hailer

  1. comparative degree of hail

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