gaoler

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈdʒeɪlər/


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
gaol /dʒeɪl/USA pronunciation   n., v. [Brit.]
  1. British Termsjail.
gaol•er, n. 

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
jail•er or jail•or /ˈdʒeɪlɚ/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. a person in charge of a jail or section of a jail.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
gaol  (jāl),USA pronunciation n., v.t. [Brit.]
  1. British Termsjail.
gaol′er, n. 

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
jail•er  ( jā′lər),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. a person who is in charge of a jail or section of a jail.
  2. a person who forcibly confines another.
Also, jail′or. 
  • Old French jaiolier. See jail, -er2
  • Middle English gaioler, jaioler, jailer 1250–1300

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
jailer, jailor, gaoler / ˈdʒeɪlə/
  1. a person in charge of prisoners in a jail
'gaoler' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
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