Definition

1. Noun:
   • A person who is in charge of a jail or who guards prisoners: A jailer is someone whose job is to supervise and guard individuals who are incarcerated in a prison or jail.

Usage

• The word "jailer" is used to refer to the occupation or role of a person responsible for the custody and security of prisoners.
• It is a formal term, though "guard" or "correctional officer" are also common in modern contexts.

Examples

• Noun:
  • The jailer locked the cell door for the night.
  • The prisoners complained about the harsh treatment from the jailer.

Advanced Usage

• "Turnkey": An older, less common synonym for jailer, emphasizing the person who holds the keys to the cells.
  • In the old fortress, the turnkey was a feared figure.

Variants and Related Words

• Jail (n): A place for the confinement of people accused or convicted of a crime.
  • He was sentenced to three years in jail.
• Jaileress (n, archaic): A female jailer. This form is very rarely used in modern English.

Synonyms

• Prison guard
• Warder (chiefly British English)
• Correctional officer (modern, formal term)

Related Phrases

• Jailer's key: A symbolic phrase representing the authority and control of the jailer.
  • The jailer's key jingled as he walked down the corridor.

Noun

1. someone who guards prisoners