Modern English usage. 2014.
Jailer — Jail er, n. [OE. jailer, gailer, OF. geolier, F. ge[^o]lier. See {Jail}.] The keeper of a jail or prison. [Written also {jailor}, {gaoler}.] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
jailer — jail·er n: a keeper of a jail Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. jailer … Law dictionary
jailer — also gaoler, late 134c., from O.N.Fr. gayolierre, O.Fr. JAIOLEUR (Cf. jaioleur), from jaole (see JAIL (Cf. jail) (n.)) … Etymology dictionary
jailer — [n] prison warden correctional officer, corrections officer, guard, prison guard, turnkey; concept 348 … New thesaurus
jailer — or jailor [jāl′ər] n. a person in charge of a jail or of prisoners … English World dictionary
jailer — UK [ˈdʒeɪlə(r)] / US [ˈdʒeɪlər] noun [countable] Word forms jailer : singular jailer plural jailers old fashioned someone whose job is to guard the people in a prison so that they do not escape … English dictionary
jailer — This professional title is used in Oliver Goldsmith’s The Vicar of Wakefield. Dr Primrose uses ‘good jailer’; another speaker creates the nonce name ‘Mr Jailer’ to address the same person … A dictionary of epithets and terms of address
jailer — /jay leuhr/, n. 1. a person who is in charge of a jail or section of a jail. 2. a person who forcibly confines another. Also, jailor. [1250 1300; ME gaioler, jaioler, jailer < OF jaiolier. See JAIL, ER2] * * * … Universalium
Jailer — (of Philippi), Acts 16:23. The conversion of the Roman jailer, a man belonging to a class insensible as a rule and hardened by habit, and also disposed to despise the Jews, who were the bearers of the message of the gospel, is one of those… … Easton's Bible Dictionary
jailer — [[t]ʤe͟ɪlə(r)[/t]] jailers N COUNT A jailer is a person who is in charge of a jail and the prisoners in it. [OLD FASHIONED] Syn: warder (in BRIT, also use gaoler) … English dictionary
