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Definition of
jailer noun
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
jailer
noun
noun
NAmE
/
/
ˈdʒeɪlər
/
/
(
old-fashioned
)
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a person in charge of a prison and the prisoners in it
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jailer
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