variants
or less commonly jailor
1
: a keeper of a jail
2
: one that restricts another's liberty as if by imprisonment
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After being freed by his jailer to help fight off the ravenous walkers, Daryl grabbed his morning star weapon and proceeded to bash in the skulls of all approaching zombies.
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Dalton Ross, EW.com, 21 Oct. 2024
One of the fault lines is Hansraj Landa, the sadistic jailer played by Vivek Gomber.
—Anupama Chopra, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
One jailer wrote on the signature line that she could not be trusted with a pen.
—Christopher Damien, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2024
The jailers retreated to the secure booking area, and Northcross followed them.
—Rachel Monroe, The New Yorker, 5 Aug. 2024
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Dalton Ross, EW.com, 21 Oct. 2024
One of the fault lines is Hansraj Landa, the sadistic jailer played by Vivek Gomber.
—Anupama Chopra, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
One jailer wrote on the signature line that she could not be trusted with a pen.
—Christopher Damien, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2024
The jailers retreated to the secure booking area, and Northcross followed them.
—Rachel Monroe, The New Yorker, 5 Aug. 2024
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“Jailer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jailer. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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