jailer B2 Topic:War & Conflict Also spelled gaoler, goaler, and jailor US /ˈd͡ʒeɪlə(ɹ)/ See IPA manual Freq #21773 Meanings 1 noun someone who guards prisoners I've been a jailer for many years. 2 noun One who enforces confinement in a jail or prison. Sometimes some of the ejected ministers preached to them privately, and now and then the jailer allowed Mr. H. to go out in the night to preach to them, and administer the Lord's Supper. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · someone who guards prisoners screw 2 noun · one who enforces... corrections officerguardscrewturnkeywardenwarder Etymology Inherited from Middle English gayoler, gayler, jayler, from Old French jaiolier, gaiolier, from jaiole. By surface analysis, jail + -er. Topics War & Conflict External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # jailer **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈd͡ʒeɪlə(ɹ)/ **Frequency rank:** 21773 ## Meanings 1. someone who guards prisoners 2. One who enforces confinement in a jail or prison. ## Examples - I've been a jailer for many years. - Sometimes some of the ejected ministers preached to them privately, and now and then the jailer allowed Mr. H. to go out in the night to preach to them, and administer the Lord's Supper. ## Etymology Inherited from Middle English gayoler, gayler, jayler, from Old French jaiolier, gaiolier, from jaiole. By surface analysis, jail + -er. ## Topics - War & Conflict markdown