Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

jailee

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: jailee
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who is jailed; a prisoner.

Example Sentences

"There is the jailee in Ciudad Jua'rez, Mexico, in 1968, forced to argue in local court for his own interest in uncertain street Spanish or caló after a spat with a hotelkeeper."
"Both the jailer and the jailee are in prison."

Etymology

From jail + -ee.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: jail

Inflected Forms

jailees (plural)

Questions

What does jailee mean?: One who is jailed; a prisoner.
Where does jailee come from?: From jail + -ee.

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