variants
or less commonly jailor
1
: a keeper of a jail
2
: one that restricts another's liberty as if by imprisonment
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Sheriff’s Office officials could not immediately share details of what special protocols jailers have adopted to keep other inmates safe from Reyes.
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Michael Loria, USA TODAY, 28 Feb. 2025
Marine veteran Anthony Johnson Jr. died in the Tarrant County jail in April 2024 during an altercation with jailers.
—Cody Copeland, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Feb. 2025
And when illness robs our patients of their ability to speak for themselves, our patients—not their jailers—should choose who speaks on their behalf.
—Pria Anand, TIME, 18 Feb. 2025
In the role of the revolutionary being tortured by his jailers, Diego Luna puts his own stamp on the role made famous four decades ago by the late Raul Julia.
CONDON: Just as Jennifer was the first and only choice, so was Diego.
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 25 Jan. 2025
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Michael Loria, USA TODAY, 28 Feb. 2025
Marine veteran Anthony Johnson Jr. died in the Tarrant County jail in April 2024 during an altercation with jailers.
—Cody Copeland, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Feb. 2025
And when illness robs our patients of their ability to speak for themselves, our patients—not their jailers—should choose who speaks on their behalf.
—Pria Anand, TIME, 18 Feb. 2025
In the role of the revolutionary being tortured by his jailers, Diego Luna puts his own stamp on the role made famous four decades ago by the late Raul Julia.
CONDON: Just as Jennifer was the first and only choice, so was Diego.
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 25 Jan. 2025
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“Jailer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jailer. Accessed 5 Mar. 2025.
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