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[ jey-ler ] / ˈdʒeɪ lər / SEE SYNONYMS FOR jailer ON THESAURUS.COM
nouna person who is in charge of a jail or section of a jail. a person who forcibly confines another. Origin of jailer1250–1300; Middle English gaioler, jaioler, jailer<Old French jaiolier.See jail, -er 2OTHER WORDS FROM jailerun·der·jail·er, nounWords nearby jailerjail, jailbait, jailbird, jailbreak, jail delivery, jailer, jail fever, jailhouse, jailhouse lawyer, Jain, Jainism Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for jailer“The jailer had a high-school-age daughter and was uncertain how to help her get in college,” writes Ferris. The Tragic History of Southern Food|Jason Berry|November 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST It was akin to a jailer wielding a set of keys before locking you in your cell. Hugh Jackman's Tony Jumping Fail, Plus the Winners and Standout Moments of Broadway's Biggest Night|Tim Teeman|June 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST Does the low profile assumed by the former head of Yukos mean that he entered into a secret agreement with his jailer? The Mystery of Mikhail Khodorkovsky|Bernard-Henri Lévy|January 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST He declined to give his name and insisted his jailer was treating him like his mother would. Despite Pledge, Syrian Rebels Continue to Torture|Jamie Dettmer|August 15, 2012|DAILY BEAST
My jailer said I had to convert to Islam if I hoped to survive. U.S. Must Show It Respects Quran and Its Importance to Afghans|Jere Van Dyk|February 28, 2012|DAILY BEAST And with a kind smile he offered his hand to the jailer who stood at the door with a gloomy, sullen air. Louisa Of Prussia and Her Times|Louise Muhlbach Send this man who seems to have constituted himself my jailer out of earshot, and I will tell you even more. The Vanished Messenger|E. Phillips Oppenheim "Those great folks does things their own ways; oui-gia," remarked the jailer. The Battle Of The Strong, Complete|Gilbert Parker The jailer paused, and the diamond laughed in his dazzled eyes. Zanoni|Edward Bulwer Lytton But the jailer had raised his lantern, and the poor man could recognize his betrothed. Within an Inch of His Life|Emile Gaboriau
British Dictionary definitions for jailer
nouna person in charge of prisoners in a jail Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to jailerguard, turnkey, correctional officer |