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jailer

 
Dictionary: jail·er  jail·or ('lər) pronunciation
also n.
One whose responsibility is keeping a jail.


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also jailor

noun

    A guard or keeper of a prison: turnkey, warden. British warder. See free/unfree.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: someone who guards prisoners
  Synonyms: prison guard, jailor, gaoler, screw, turnkey


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Dansk (Danish)
n. - fangevogter, fængselsbetjent

Nederlands (Dutch)
cipier

Français (French)
n. - geôlier

Deutsch (German)
n. - Gefängniswärter

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - φύλακας, δεσμοφύλακας

Italiano (Italian)
carceriere

Português (Portuguese)
n. - carcereiro (m)

Русский (Russian)
тюремщик

Español (Spanish)
n. - carcelero

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - fångvaktare

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
看守监狱的人, 狱卒

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 看守監獄的人, 獄卒

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 교도관

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 看守

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) سجان‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮סוהר (אדם)‬


 
 
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