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jailer

American  
[jey-ler] / ˈdʒeɪ lər /
Or jailor

noun

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

  2. a person who forcibly confines another.

jailer British  
/ ˈdʒeɪlə /

noun

  1. a person in charge of prisoners in a jail

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Other Word Forms

  • underjailer noun

Etymology

Origin of jailer

1250–1300; Middle English gaioler, jaioler, jailer < Old French jaiolier. See jail, -er 2

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