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JAILER

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Someone who guards prisoners

Synonyms:

gaoler; jailer; jailor; prison guard; screw; turnkey

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("jailer" is a kind of...):

keeper (someone in charge of other people)

law officer; lawman; peace officer (an officer of the law)

Derivation:

jail (lock up or confine, in or as in a jail)

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