jailer

variants also jailor
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Recent Examples of jailer Investigators looking into that case determined jailers had been late on three checks, which meant Stewart was unmonitored in his cell for nearly an hour. 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 The county coroner, jailer, and treasurer were Black, as was the register of deeds. Equal Justice Initiative, USA Today, 25 June 2020 See All Example Sentences for jailer
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Noun
  • According to wardens, a team of trackers spotted the twins on Saturday, with monitoring and protection measures in force to increase their chances of survival.
    CBS News, CBS News, 9 Jan. 2026
  • The firing squad would be made up of five Department of Correction officers selected by the warden.
    Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 6 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • In California, the state fire marshal requires annual inspections of all multi-family residential apartments consisting of three or more units by your local fire authority.
    Rachel Kim, CBS News, 9 Jan. 2026
  • They are also marked with the fire marshal’s seal.
    Paris Barraza, USA Today, 31 Dec. 2025
Noun
  • In a news release shared by the County of Los Angeles Department of Animal Care and Control, officials said that they were called to assist the California Highway Patrol with the ducks after they were found inside a box truck whose owner or guardian had died.
    CBS News, CBS News, 15 Jan. 2026
  • In comics canon, the guardian of Wakanda has beef with both Namor and Doctor Victor von Doom, while Namor is more friendly with the Latverian adversary.
    Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Photos, Videos, Journals, and Scrapbooks While old photos, journals, handwritten notes, and other personal archives may not mean much to you at the time, check with family members to see if anyone wants to be the keeper of memories.
    Ashley Poskin, Martha Stewart, 8 Jan. 2026
  • The Marquette kid Kolek — more and more of a keeper, a wonderful old expression used by an old Marquette coach named Al McGuire — had five assists in 14 minutes.
    Mike Lupica, New York Daily News, 8 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • To solve this, the team created its own proprietary technology, the Trusted Computing Mechanism (TCM), which securely protects private keys without depending on conventional custodians.
    William Jones, USA Today, 15 Jan. 2026
  • The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation is not the primary custodian of police or court records and is often asked to assist only after survivors and attorneys have exhausted other avenues.
    Stephen Martin, Oklahoma Watch, 13 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Sports Equipment While the dishwasher isn't ideal for cleaning baseball caps, uniforms, or equipment heavily-coated with mud, a trip through a dishwasher cycle is ideal to remove bacteria and odors from mouth guards and hard plastic shin guards.
    Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 9 Jan. 2026
  • The Hurricanes were without guard Gal Raviv, who is day-to-day with an upper-body injury.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 9 Jan. 2026

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“Jailer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jailer. Accessed 16 Jan. 2026.

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