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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The jailers retreated to the secure booking area, and Northcross followed them.
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Rachel Monroe, The New Yorker, 5 Aug. 2024
In other cases, inmates or jailers provided opioids, which triggered fatal overdoses.
—Usa Today Network Ohio, The Enquirer, 2 June 2024
Milioti arrived as Nanette Cole, a new hire to the company whose clone rallies the others to rebel against their jailer.
—Nick Romano, EW.com, 14 Oct. 2024
That officer Rafael Moreno, a jailer for nine years, and Lt. Joel Garcia, a 24-year employee, were fired in connection with his death.
—Noah Alcala Bach, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 June 2024
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Rachel Monroe, The New Yorker, 5 Aug. 2024
In other cases, inmates or jailers provided opioids, which triggered fatal overdoses.
—Usa Today Network Ohio, The Enquirer, 2 June 2024
Milioti arrived as Nanette Cole, a new hire to the company whose clone rallies the others to rebel against their jailer.
—Nick Romano, EW.com, 14 Oct. 2024
That officer Rafael Moreno, a jailer for nine years, and Lt. Joel Garcia, a 24-year employee, were fired in connection with his death.
—Noah Alcala Bach, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 June 2024
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“Jailer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jailer. Accessed 4 Nov. 2024.
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