Jailor

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Jailer \Jail"er\, n. [OE. jailer, gailer, OF. geolier, F.
     ge[^o]lier. See {Jail}.]
     The keeper of a jail or prison. [Written also {jailor},
     {gaoler}.]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  jailor
       n : someone who guards prisoners [syn: {prison guard}, {jailer},
            {gaoler}, {screw}, {turnkey}]