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Definition of jailer

jailer

/ˈdʒeɪlɚ/
(UK: gaoler)
jail · er
Plural:jailers
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jailer Lexical Profile

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• noun

1

A person in charge of a jail or the prisoners confined within it; a prison guard or warden.

Example

"The night jailer walked quietly down the corridor to verify that every cell door was securely locked."

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• Rhymes for jailer

• Nearby Words

jailbird
jailbreak
jailbreaker
jailer
jailhouse
jaipur
jakarta

Word Origin & Etymology

From Middle English gayoler and jayler, borrowed from Anglo-Norman gaoler and Old French jaioleor, ultimately from Medieval Latin caveola, a diminutive of Latin cavea ('cage, enclosure, or hollow').

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Jailer. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/jailer
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