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单词 jailer
释义

jailer

noun

jail·​er ˈjā-lər How to pronounce jailer (audio)
variants or less commonly jailor
1
: a keeper of a jail
2
: one that restricts another's liberty as if by imprisonment

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web That manhunt, along with the details of the escape aided by a female jailer, attracted national attention. Paul Gattis | Pgattis@al.com, al, 3 June 2022 The search was on for a hulking fugitive, a jailer and their orange car. Michael Balsamo, Anchorage Daily News, 11 May 2022 Casey White and jailer Vicky White disappeared from Lauderdale County Detention Facility on April 29, sparking a manhunt that drew international attention. CBS News, 2 June 2022 As time passed without any leads on their whereabouts, investigators released images of the jailer and the fugitive to highlight their stark height difference. Faith Karimi, CNN, 13 May 2022 With the younger son taking over as jailer, this goes on for a century, until Dream contrives to escape. Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 5 Aug. 2022 The book features not a single public official—policeman, jailer, judge—who is not either stupid or corrupt or both. Joan Acocella, The New Yorker, 6 June 2022 Williams, 42, and his family had been hoping for the best for Vicky White, the jailer accused of helping the fugitive escape a Lauderdale County detention center 11 days ago. Eliott C. Mclaughlin, CNN, 10 May 2022 That’s about 219 miles from where the ordeal began on April 29 when the 56-year-old former Lauderdale County jailer calmly led the 38-year-old shackled capital murder suspect to freedom. Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al, 9 May 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

jailer

noun

jail·​er
variants also jailor
ˈjā-lər
: a person responsible for the operation of a prison

Legal Definition

jailer

noun

jail·​er
: a keeper of a jail

jailer

noun

variants also jailor
as in warden

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • warden
  • captor
  • marshal
  • guardian
  • custodian
  • keeper
  • guard
  • kidnapper
  • marshall
  • abductor
  • kidnaper

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • prisoner
  • captive
  • capture
  • internee
  • convict
  • jailbird
  • coprisoner
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