jailer
or jail·or
[jey-ler]
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noun
Origin of jailer
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Examples from the Web for jailor
Historical Examples of jailor
The jailor decided that he could safely postpone his visit to Fandor's cell.
A Nest of SpiesPierre Souvestre
The constable came back with the Clerk of the Court and the jailor.
The ManxmanHall Caine
But Mombi was still my grandfather's jailor, and afterward my father's jailor.
Dorothy and the Wizard in OzL. Frank Baum
The jailor, Swims, was a character, and merits a particular description.
Daring and Suffering:William Pittenger
The jailor himself was a kind man, and rather of Union sentiments.
Daring and Suffering:William Pittenger
jailer
jailor or gaoler
noun
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