jailor

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A form of jailer — One who enforces confinement in a jail or prison.

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Meanings

nounjailor (plural jailors)

plural jailors

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of jailer.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounsomeone who guards prisoners

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prison guardjailergaolerscrewturnkey
Broader
law officerpeace officerkeeper
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corrections officergaolerjailerprison guardscrewturnkey

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

By surface analysis, jail + -or.

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Cite this entry
APA

jailor. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jailor

MLA

“jailor.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jailor. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “jailor,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jailor.

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