Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

jailer

/ˈd͡ʒeɪlə(ɹ)/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.61 in modern English

Syllables: jail-er
IPA: /ˈd͡ʒeɪlə(ɹ)/

13

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who enforces confinement in a jail or prison.

Example Sentences

"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."

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English gayoler, gayler, jayler, from Old French jaiolier, gaiolier, from jaiole. By surface analysis, jail + -er.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: gayoler, jaiolier

Inflected Forms

jailers (plural) gaoler (alternative, Commonwealth) gaolor (alternative, archaic) jailor (alternative)

Derived Forms

underjailer

Frequently Paired Words

jaileress jailering jailership

Synonyms

corrections officer guard screw turnkey warden warder prison guard jailor gaoler

Rhymes With

taylor trailer sailor tailor baylor mailer scalar inhaler naylor whaler saylor thaler

Questions

How do you pronounce jailer?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈd͡ʒeɪlə(ɹ)/.
What does jailer mean?: One who enforces confinement in a jail or prison.
Where does jailer come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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