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Noun: gaoler  jey-lu(r)
Usage: Brit (N. Amer: jailer)
  1. Someone who guards prisoners
    - prison guard, jailer, jailor, screw, turnkey [archaic]

Derived forms: gaolers

Type of: keeper, law officer, lawman, peace officer

Encyclopedia: Gaoler