jailer
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jailer
- /ˈd͡ʒeɪlə(ɹ)/
Rhymes with -eɪlə(ɹ)
Where it comes from
Inherited from Middle English gayoler, gayler, jayler, from Old French jaiolier, gaiolier, from jaiole. By surface analysis, jail + -er.
noun jailers · gaoler · gaolor · jailor
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One who enforces confinement in a jail or prison.
Sometimes some of the ejected ministers preached to them privately, and now and then the jailer allowed Mr. H. to go out in the night to preach to them, and administer the Lord's Supper.
Similar: corrections officer, guard, screw, turnkey, warden, warder
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noun one who guards inmates
| Español | carcelero, carcelera, guardiacárcel, guardacárcel |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 교도관 gyodogwan, 간수 gansu |
| 日本語 | 看守 kanshu, 獄吏 gokuri |
| 中文 | 獄卒 /狱卒 yùzú, 獄吏 /狱吏 yùlì, 獄警 /狱警 yùjǐng |
| Português | carcereiro, carcereira |
| Français | geôlier, geôlière, gâfe |
| Deutsch | Gefängniswärter, Gefängniswärterin, Gefängnisaufseher, Gefängnisaufseherin, Schließer, Schließerin |
| Italiano | carceriere, carceriera, custode, guardiano, guardiana, secondino |
| Ελληνικά | δεσμοφύλακας desmofýlakas |
| Română | gardian, temnicer |
| Русский | тюре́мщик tjurémščik, тюре́мщица tjurémščica, тюре́мный надзира́тель tjurémnyj nadzirátelʹ, тюре́мная надзира́тельница tjurémnaja nadzirátelʹnica |
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title = {jailer},
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