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 lawsuit says a team of jailers held her down during the injection, dislocating her thumb.
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Tim Evans, The Indianapolis Star, 11 June 2024
Eventually, after consulting with the district attorney, the jailers reluctantly accepted the prisoner.
—Rachel Monroe, The New Yorker, 5 Aug. 2024
Six inmates and two jailers were hospitalized after ‘toxic substance’ exposure at women’s jail in Lynwood.
—Defne Karabatur, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2024
Journalist advocacy group, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), joined the chorus of criticism, pointing out Russia’s current record as the world’s fourth-worst jailer of journalists, with at least 22 currently behind bars.
—Sophie Tanno, CNN, 19 July 2024
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Tim Evans, The Indianapolis Star, 11 June 2024
Eventually, after consulting with the district attorney, the jailers reluctantly accepted the prisoner.
—Rachel Monroe, The New Yorker, 5 Aug. 2024
Six inmates and two jailers were hospitalized after ‘toxic substance’ exposure at women’s jail in Lynwood.
—Defne Karabatur, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2024
Journalist advocacy group, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), joined the chorus of criticism, pointing out Russia’s current record as the world’s fourth-worst jailer of journalists, with at least 22 currently behind bars.
—Sophie Tanno, CNN, 19 July 2024
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“Jailer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jailer. Accessed 13 Sep. 2024.
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