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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Myers, who died of an untreated seizure disorder, lay on his cell floor for hours before he was discovered, despite jailers being required to check on inmates every 20 minutes.
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Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Sep. 2025
China is the world’s biggest jailer of journalists, with at least 124 media workers behind bars, RSF said.
—Reuters, CNN Money, 21 Sep. 2025
Black Warrant carved out a distinct voice in the crime genre by flipping the lens—from the prisoner to the jailer.
—Sweta Kaushal, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025
Under the governor’s threat of removal, Orange County commissioners on Tuesday ratified an agreement that could allow county jailers to transport immigration detainees to federal detention facilities.
—Stephen Hudak, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Aug. 2025
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Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Sep. 2025
China is the world’s biggest jailer of journalists, with at least 124 media workers behind bars, RSF said.
—Reuters, CNN Money, 21 Sep. 2025
Black Warrant carved out a distinct voice in the crime genre by flipping the lens—from the prisoner to the jailer.
—Sweta Kaushal, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025
Under the governor’s threat of removal, Orange County commissioners on Tuesday ratified an agreement that could allow county jailers to transport immigration detainees to federal detention facilities.
—Stephen Hudak, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Aug. 2025
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“Jailer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jailer. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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