jailer

noun

variants also jailor
Definition of jailernext
as in warden

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Recent Examples of jailer From her arrival at the facility, jailers didn’t follow their own procedures for pregnant inmates, the suit alleges. — Abigail Brooks, NBC news, 13 May 2026 The startling scale of detentions made Israel the third-worst jailer of journalists for 2025, behind only China and Myanmar, according to CPJ. — Jeremy Diamond, CNN Money, 9 May 2026 The report shows that upon his arrival, jailers placed him in the infirmary to monitor a dog bite wound that doctors at University of Florida Health Flagler Hospital had treated shortly after he was arrested. — Nichole Manna, ProPublica, 28 Apr. 2026 May's family had accused the jailers of using Tasers, pepper spray, and restraints on the inmate. — Dan Raby, CBS News, 20 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for jailer
Recent Examples of Synonyms for jailer
  1. warden
  2. marshal
  3. guardian
  4. keeper
  5. custodian
  6. guard
Noun
  • Hosfelt was among nine staff members, including the former warden, arrested in June 2024 and charged with felonies in connection with deaths at the prison.
    — Kelli Arseneau, jsonline.com, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Luckily — or maybe unluckily — the camp’s warden, a hardbitten guy with an oily smile named Clancy (Russell Crowe, hardbitten, smiley, and oily), takes a liking to Murphy.
    — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of warden
Noun
  • After Cohen collected her personal belongings, the marshal escorted her out of the building.
    — Eyal Press, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026
  • The fire marshal's office will continue to investigate the cause of the fire.
    — Megan Shinn, CBS News, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of marshal
Noun
  • Health insurers, meanwhile, are tasked with being guardians of the health care dollar and master negotiators.
    — Bob Herman, STAT, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Given that Chuy García continued to serve out his term despite the health issues his wife is experiencing and his new responsibilities as guardian of his grandchild, the other explanation does not hold water.
    — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of guardian
Noun
  • That drive started with a Mariota keeper around the left end that went for 35 yards.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 4 Oct. 2026
  • The Crisis Manager This is the keeper of all things calm, the soothing presence when things get a bit too much.
    — Olivia Morelli, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of keeper
Noun
  • The suspect, a 15-year-old former student, attacked the school's principal, a custodian and a teacher with a sharp object.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Undeath have signed with those custodians of heavy music over at Relapse and debuted a new song for the label.
    — Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of custodian
Noun
  • Suamataia didn’t start at left guard on the offensive line for the Chiefs in their AFC West showdown with the Raiders.
    — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Turns out, since Proctor has been a major catalyst in the run game, routinely moving defensive tackles at guard, there’s some thought that guard, and not tackle, might be his future home.
    — Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 4 Oct. 2026
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“Jailer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jailer. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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