jailor

jail·er

also jail·or  (jā′lər)
n.
One whose responsibility is keeping a jail.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.jailor - someone who guards prisonersjailor - someone who guards prisoners  
keeper - someone in charge of other people; "am I my brother's keeper?"
law officer, lawman, peace officer - an officer of the law
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jailer

also jailor
noun
A guard or keeper of a prison:
British: warder.
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Translations
gardien
fangavörîur
fangevokter
žalárnik

jail,

gaol

(dʒeil) noun
(a) prison. You ought to be sent to jail for doing that.
verb
to put in prison. He was jailed for two years.
ˈjailer, ˈjailor, ˈgaoler noun
a person who has charge of a jail or of prisoners. The jailer was knocked unconscious in the riot.
ˈjailbird, ˈgaolbird noun
a person who is or has often been in jail.

to put a criminal in jail or gaol (not goal).
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