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Meaning of Jailer | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1

ˈd͡ʒeɪlə(ɹ)

Definitions

One who enforces confinement in a jail or prison.

Equivalents

العربية السجّان حداد سجان

Bosanski tamničar тамничар

Català escarceller

Čeština věznitel žalářník

Cymraeg gwarcheidwad

Deutsch Gefangenenwärter Gefangenenwärterin Gefängnisaufseher Gefängnisaufseherin Gefängniswärter Gefängniswärterin Justizvollzugsbeamte Justizvollzugsbeamter Justizvollzugsbeamtin Kerkermeister Kerkermeisterin Schließer Schließerin Wachtel

Ελληνικά δεσμοφύλακας

Español carcelera carcelero guardacárcel guardiacárcel

Suomi vanginvartija vangitsija

Français gâfe geôlier geôlière

Gaeilge séiléir

Hrvatski tamničar тамничар

Bahasa Indonesia sipir

Italiano aguzzina aguzzino carceriera carceriere custode guardia carceraria guardiana guardiano Secondina secondino sorvegliante

日本語尉獄吏看守

한국어 간수 교도관

Kurdî gardiyan

Latina carcerarius custos

Македонски темничар

Nederlands cipier gevangenbewaarder

Português carcereira carcereiro

Română gardian temnicer

Русский тюре́мная надзира́тельница тюре́мный надзира́тель тюре́мщик тюре́мщица

Српски tamničar тамничар

Svenska fångvaktare kriminalvårdare

Türkçe gardiyan zindancı

Tiếng Việt ngục tốt

Examples

“Sometimes some of the ejected ministers preached to them privately, and now and then the jailer allowed Mr. H. to go out in the night to preach to them, and administer the Lord's Supper.”

“But the next morning came, and my coffee was brought by her mother; the next, and the next, by the under jailers; and Angiola continued grievously ill.”

“The jailer was also roused by the earthquake and came to the outer door; he was perhaps a soldier, or at least had something of Roman discipline, giving him presence of mind.”

CEFR level

Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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