jailer

Meanings

Plural: jailers

Noun

someone who guards prisoners
One who enforces confinement in a jail or prison.

Origin / Etymology

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

Synonyms

corrections officer, gaoler, guard, jailor, prison guard, screw, turnkey, warden, warder

Scrabble Score: 13

jailer is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
jailer is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
jailer is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 16

jailer is a valid Words With Friends word