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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When someone is placed on suicide alert, state law says jailers need to check on them every 10 minutes to ensure their safety.
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Ryan Oehrli, Charlotte Observer, 24 Jan. 2025
Johnson, 31, died April 21 at John Peter Smith Hospital in Fort Worth after an altercation with jailers, during what the sheriff’s office called a routine contraband check.
—Noah Alcala Bach, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Jan. 2025
Video of jailer appearing to slam inmate into wall sparks calls for DOJ investigation.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 22 Dec. 2024
After the rebels swept into Damascus, the jailers had fled Sednaya, and the prisoners had been set free.
—Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 11 Dec. 2024
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Ryan Oehrli, Charlotte Observer, 24 Jan. 2025
Johnson, 31, died April 21 at John Peter Smith Hospital in Fort Worth after an altercation with jailers, during what the sheriff’s office called a routine contraband check.
—Noah Alcala Bach, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Jan. 2025
Video of jailer appearing to slam inmate into wall sparks calls for DOJ investigation.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 22 Dec. 2024
After the rebels swept into Damascus, the jailers had fled Sednaya, and the prisoners had been set free.
—Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 11 Dec. 2024
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“Jailer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jailer. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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