Noun: prison guard pri-zun gaa(r)d
- Someone who guards prisoners
"The prison guard patrolled the cellblock during his night shift";
- jailer, jailor, gaoler [Brit], screw [informal], turnkey [archaic], kanga [Austral, informal], prison officer [Brit], prison warder [Brit]
Derived forms: prison guards
Type of: keeper, law officer, peace officer
Encyclopedia: Prison guard