Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gaoler

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.65 in modern English

Syllables: gaol-er
IPA

7

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Dated spelling of jailer.

Example Sentences

"The Grange is not a prison, Ellen, and you are not my gaoler."
"One very important section of the denizens of Darkest England are the criminals and the semi-criminals. They are more or less predatory, and are at present shepherded by the police and punished by the gaoler."
"A gaoler struck him, pushing him back in place in the hopeless, helpless line of prisoners."

Etymology

By surface analysis, gaol + -er.

Inflected Forms

gaolers (plural)

Derived Forms

gaoleress undergaoler

Synonyms

prison guard jailer jailor screw turnkey

Rhymes With

taylor trailer sailor tailor mailer scalar paler jailer whaler velar malar traylor

Questions

What does gaoler mean?: Dated spelling of jailer.
Where does gaoler come from?: By surface analysis, gaol + -er.

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