jailer
One who enforces confinement in a jail or prisonOne who enforces confinement in a jail or prison.
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» You don't have to be nice to your jailer.
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1 sensesOne who enforces confinement in a jail or prison.
Gefängniswärter, Gefängniswärterin, Gefängnisaufseher
тюре́мщикtjurémščik, тюре́мщицаtjurémščica, тюре́мный надзира́тельtjurémnyj nadzirátelʹ
- someone who guards prisoners
Examples
5 sentencesYou don't have to be nice to your jailer.
Conformity is the jailer of freedom and the enemy of growth.
ruЕдинообразие - тюремщик свободы и враг роста. — odexed
deKonformismus ist der Kerkermeister der Freiheit und der Widersacher des Wachstums. — BraveSentry
Tom is a jailer.
Where is the jailer?
"What do you do?" "I'm a corrections officer." "A what? Like in a school?" "No, I mean I'm a jailer."
Translations
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Origin
Inherited from Middle English gayoler, gayler, jayler, from Old French jaiolier, gaiolier,Inherited from Middle English gayoler, gayler, jayler, from Old French jaiolier, gaiolier, from jaiole. By surface analysis, jail + -er.
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Forms
plural: jailersSynonyms
9 synonyms- someone who guards prisoners:prison guardjailorgaolerscrewturnkey
Word family
5 related wordsSee also
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