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Jailer

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

n. One whose responsibility is keeping a jail.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

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

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

n. The keeper of a jail or prison.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

n. The keeper of a jail or prison.

n. In coal-mining, a small tub or box in which water is carried in a mine.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

n. someone who guards prisoners

Word Usage

"Thirty minutes later, after McCloud had left the jail — and had time to think of what other charges he could come up with — he called the jailer and added another charge against Conover; pointing a laser at an officer."

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

lawman law officer peace officer keeper

Variant

jailor gaoler

Synonym

Words with the same meaning

warden guard warder corrections officer

Rhyme

Words with the same terminal sound

Baylor Mailer Maler Taylor bailer bailor baler galer inhaler mailer

Same Context

Words that are found in similar contexts

warden constable treasurer overseer sheriff prosecutor turnkey chaplain