Jailer

Noun

 * 1) One who enforces confinement in a jail or prison.

Synonyms

 * corrections officer
 * guard
 * warden
 * warder

Thesaurus
advance guard, armed guard, bank guard, bull, coast guard, commandant, cordon, cordon sanitaire, custodian, gaoler, garrison, goalie, goalkeeper, goaltender, governor, guard, guarder, guardian, guardsman, inlying picket, keeper, outguard, outpost, penologist, picket, principal keeper, prison guard, rear guard, screw, security guard, train guard, turnkey, van, vanguard, warden, warder

Alternative forms

 * jailor
 * gaoler

Translations

 * German: Gefängniswärter
 * Latin: custos


 * Spanish: carcelero, carcelera
 * Swedish: fångvaktare