jailers

variants also jailors
plural of jailer

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for jailers
Noun
  • The Clermont County Animal Shelter took possession of the animals after they were recovered by the wardens.
    Matthew Cupelli, Cincinnati Enquirer, 4 Oct. 2025
  • In partnership with the West Virginia Division of Corrections, Smith trained over 230 sergeants in a single year, followed by sessions for lieutenants, captains, and wardens.
    Kevin Kruse, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Perhaps every club should put their keepers through finishing school.
    Phil Hay, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
  • The zoo posted on Facebook Friday night that its keepers are seeking name suggestions, with people flooding the comment section with ideas.
    Bebe Hodges, Cincinnati Enquirer, 6 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Lillard’s openness and willingness to help out a teenager, who Portland drafted out of high school in 2018 (24th overall), gave Simons an unusual opportunity to learn from one of the NBA’s best guards.
    Jay King, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
  • But while supplementing the loss of three All-SEC-level guards, coach Todd Golden turned to the transfer portal, bringing in top-30 prospects Boogie Fland (Arkansas) and Xaivian Lee (Princeton).
    Noah White, Miami Herald, 14 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The exemption for caring for a dependent now applies only to parents or guardians of children under 14, instead of under 18.
    Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Oct. 2025
  • Our work with Halle Berry, who recently joined the Global Alliance for Women’s Health as Public Ambassador, showcases the sheer appetite and momentum that exists to redefine menopause and empower women to be the guardians of their own health.
    Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • But cities tend to be where people go out looking for birds, trying to find them before the rats get them, or before custodians sweep them away.
    NPR, NPR, 17 Oct. 2025
  • The most visible plans are those devised by the same international custodians who have engineered postwar order elsewhere in the Middle East.
    Mohammed R. Mhawish, New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2025
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