Meaning

1 senses

  1. (Commonwealth)Dated spelling of jailer.

More definitions
  • someone who guards prisoners

Origin

By surface analysis, gaol + -er.

By surface analysis, gaol + -er.

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Forms

plural: gaolers
Singulargaoler
Pluralgaolers

regular

Synonyms

5 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

3 related words
Relatedgaol
Derivedgaoleressundergaoler

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
gangwaygaolB1gapB1gapeC1
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