jailer

or jail·or

[ jey-ler ]

/ ˈdʒeɪ lər /

noun

a person who is in charge of a jail or section of a jail.

a person who forcibly confines another.

Nearby words

jail delivery, jail fever, jailbait, jailbird, jailbreak, jailer, jailhouse, jailhouse lawyer, jain, jainism, jaipur

Origin of jailer

1250–1300; Middle English gaioler, jaioler, jailer < Old French jaiolier. See jail, -er²

Related forms

un·der·jail·er, noun

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Examples from the Web for jailor

One night a jailor entered his dungeon, and, waking him from his sleep, ordered him to follow him.
Parkhurst Boys|Talbot Baines Reed
So far, conversation had been carried on in English, of which my jailor could speak but little.
Wounded and a Prisoner of War|Malcolm V. (Malcolm Vivian) Hay
Coming back into his cell, the jailor cried out, Your brother is gone off!
The Chronicles of Crime or The New Newgate Calendar. v. 1/2|Camden Pelham
How Uncle 'Rasmus may have viewed being left in the cabin to act the double part of jailor and helpless invalid, I know not.
The Minute Boys of York Town|James Otis

The jailor pointed to a small bench, and intimated to Amine that she was to sit down.
The Phantom Ship|Frederick Marryat

British Dictionary definitions for jailor

jailer

jailor or gaoler

/ (ˈdʒeɪlə) /

noun

a person in charge of prisoners in a jail

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