variants
or less commonly jailor
1
: a keeper of a jail
2
: one that restricts another's liberty as if by imprisonment
Examples of jailer in a Sentence
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She was given a prescription, but on April 15, a jailer informed a lieutenant that Masten had been having seizures in her unpadded cell.
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James Hartley, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Apr. 2024
The ins and outs of the Aryan Brotherhood drug underworld — where narcotics could travel from cell to cell or several states over, involving everyone from jailers to drug addicts to attorneys — has surfaced in the racketeering trial for Ronald Dean Yandell, William Sylvester and Danny Troxell.
—Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 31 Mar. 2024
Rostov’s main points of contact with his jailers are his handler Osip (Johnny Harris), who solicits private lessons in culture to better grasp his bourgeois adversaries, and Bishop (John Heffernan), a Metropol employee who senses opportunities for advancement amid social upheaval.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 29 Mar. 2024
As in several other cases The Times reviewed, jailers only learned of the medical emergency after other inmates summoned them for help.
—Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2024
His only diversion was to make pictures using the hard bits of grain collected from the meager gruel his jailers gave him.
—Adam Nossiter, New York Times, 8 Feb. 2024
Over the next several months, the pregnant woman repeatedly saw medical staff for routine visits and was put in high-observation housing where she was supposed to be checked on by jailers every 15 minutes.
—Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 22 Feb. 2024
He was convicted of killing two Randolph County jailers in June 2000.
—Katie Moore, Kansas City Star, 12 Feb. 2024
Today's top stories: → Tarrant County settles suit of man allegedly beaten by jailers, left in cell, for $200K
→ Family receives outpouring of love after plane crash that killed doctor, 2 sons
→ Fort Worth ISD health council meeting hacked with pornographic images
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—Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Jan. 2024
James Hartley, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Apr. 2024
The ins and outs of the Aryan Brotherhood drug underworld — where narcotics could travel from cell to cell or several states over, involving everyone from jailers to drug addicts to attorneys — has surfaced in the racketeering trial for Ronald Dean Yandell, William Sylvester and Danny Troxell.
—Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 31 Mar. 2024
Rostov’s main points of contact with his jailers are his handler Osip (Johnny Harris), who solicits private lessons in culture to better grasp his bourgeois adversaries, and Bishop (John Heffernan), a Metropol employee who senses opportunities for advancement amid social upheaval.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 29 Mar. 2024
As in several other cases The Times reviewed, jailers only learned of the medical emergency after other inmates summoned them for help.
—Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2024
His only diversion was to make pictures using the hard bits of grain collected from the meager gruel his jailers gave him.
—Adam Nossiter, New York Times, 8 Feb. 2024
Over the next several months, the pregnant woman repeatedly saw medical staff for routine visits and was put in high-observation housing where she was supposed to be checked on by jailers every 15 minutes.
—Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 22 Feb. 2024
He was convicted of killing two Randolph County jailers in June 2000.
—Katie Moore, Kansas City Star, 12 Feb. 2024
Today's top stories: → Tarrant County settles suit of man allegedly beaten by jailers, left in cell, for $200K
→ Family receives outpouring of love after plane crash that killed doctor, 2 sons
→ Fort Worth ISD health council meeting hacked with pornographic images
🚨Get free alerts when news breaks.
—Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Jan. 2024
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“Jailer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jailer. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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