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View usage for: (dʒeɪləʳ) Word forms: plural jailersregional note: in BRIT, also use gaolercountable nounA jailer is a person who is in charge of a jail and the prisoners in it. [old-fashioned]Synonyms: guard, keeper, warden [US, Canadian], screw [slang] More Synonyms of jailer jailer in British English or jailor or gaoler (ˈdʒeɪlə) nouna person in charge of prisoners in a jail jailer in American English (ˈdʒeɪlər) or ˈjailor (ˈdʒeɪlər) noun a person in charge of a jail or of prisoners Examples of 'jailer' in a sentencejailer The jailer locked them in the innermost prison.You don't want to be his jailer but he needs to respect your feelings.Maddened by captivity, he became aware that his only escape lay in imitating his human jailers.It's hardly a surprise those locked up should take advantage of a mistake by their jailers. Definition a person in charge of a jail The chief said someone slugged the jailer and opened the cell. Synonyms keeper screw (slang) turnkey (archaic) Additional synonymsDefinition a person who captures a person or animal They did not know what their captors had planned for them. Synonyms jailer or gaoler, guard, capturer, keeper, confiner, detainer, imprisoner, custodian, incarcerator Synonyms guard, governor, warden (US, Canadian), warder, custodian, jailer or gaoler The prisoners seized three wardens. Synonyms jailer, prison officer, guard, screw (slang), keeper, captor, turnkey (archaic), gaoler - jagged
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Additional synonymsDefinition a prison officer The inmates of the jail have taken a prison warder hostage. Synonyms jailer, guard, screw (slang), warden, prison officer, keeper, captor, custodian, turnkey (archaic), gaoler |