variants
or less commonly jailor
1
: a keeper of a jail
2
: one that restricts another's liberty as if by imprisonment
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He’s been at the Turner Guilford Knight correctional center since and prosecutors and jailers say he will be tried in Miami-Dade Circuit Court.
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Charles Rabin, Miami Herald, 12 Mar. 2025
The officers are going to have an unstructured and uninterrupted conversation with a troublesome man in their custody, the first of many planned for benefit of jailers and jailed.
—Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 10 Mar. 2025
Johnson’s death was ruled a homicide, and two jailers face murder charges.
—Cody Copeland, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Feb. 2025
Sheriff’s Office officials could not immediately share details of what special protocols jailers have adopted to keep other inmates safe from Reyes.
—Michael Loria, USA TODAY, 28 Feb. 2025
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Charles Rabin, Miami Herald, 12 Mar. 2025
The officers are going to have an unstructured and uninterrupted conversation with a troublesome man in their custody, the first of many planned for benefit of jailers and jailed.
—Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 10 Mar. 2025
Johnson’s death was ruled a homicide, and two jailers face murder charges.
—Cody Copeland, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Feb. 2025
Sheriff’s Office officials could not immediately share details of what special protocols jailers have adopted to keep other inmates safe from Reyes.
—Michael Loria, USA TODAY, 28 Feb. 2025
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“Jailer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jailer. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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