JAILERS Synonyms: 19 Similar and Opposite Words

jailers

noun

variants also jailors

plural of jailer

as in wardens

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Noun

According to the post, Kentucky State Police Aviation saw smoke in the area, and wardens and search and rescue personnel were able to access the location, near the headwaters of Cave Run Lake, using a boat.

— Caroline Neal, Louisville Courier Journal, 11 Sep. 2026
Game wardens did arrest nine people across Georgia for boating under the influence, the majority of whom were at Lake Lanier.

— Dan Raby, CBS News, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of wardens

Noun

But veteran guards such as Norman Powell don’t want to couch their inefficiency on the boards in any excuses about a new scheme.

— Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 1 Nov. 2026
The roster still asks its young guards to learn how to run an NBA offense while carrying much of the responsibility for keeping it functional.

— C.J. Holmes, New York Daily News, 1 Nov. 2026

Definition of guards

Noun

And even in parks, parents and guardians have to keep children stiflingly close, out of the path of all the bionic combos of muscle and machinery barreling through.

— Justin Davidson, Curbed, 5 Nov. 2026
That's because their potential guardians get detained themselves or are afraid or unable to complete the sponsorship process.

— CBS News, CBS News, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of guardians

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When custodians ignore or slow-walk responses, our FOIA rights diminish.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 30 Oct. 2026
Broadridge is connected to issuers, broker-dealers, custodians and investors across the market, and the service has to work accurately across all of them.

— Isabella Gao, CNBC, 30 Oct. 2026

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