corrections officer

noun

A jailer.

“Frank was proud of the fact that in all his years as a corrections officer, he had never been assaulted by an inmate.”

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Meanings

nouncorrections officer (plural corrections officers)

plural corrections officers · alternative correction officer · alternative correctional officer

  1. A jailer.

    Frank was proud of the fact that in all his years as a corrections officer, he had never been assaulted by an inmate.

    Synonyms: guard, jailor, turnkey

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA jailer.

Similar
guardjailorturnkey
Also see
jailerprison guard
Cite this entry
APA

corrections officer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/corrections%20officer

MLA

“corrections officer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/corrections%20officer. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “corrections officer,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/corrections%20officer.

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