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gaoler

 

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Noun gaoler has 1 sense
  1. prison guard, jailer, jailor, gaoler, screw, turnkey - someone who guards prisoners
    --1 is a kind of lawman, law officer, peace officer; keeper
    Derived form: verb gaol1

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Gaoler

Noun

A gaoler is a person in charge of a prison and responsible for the custody, care, and control of prisoners.

Sense 1:

He was employed as a gaoler at the high-security penitentiary.

Sense 2:

The old gaoler was known for his strict discipline and no-nonsense attitude towards prisoners.

Verb

To gaoler means to imprison or confine someone to a jail.

Sense 1:

The corrupt officials gaolered innocent people in order to silence any opposition.

Sense 2:

She gaolered the thief after catching him red-handed.

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