jailor

• Substantiv, das eine Person bezeichnet, die Gefangene in einem Gefängnis bewacht und beaufsichtigt.

A noun referring to a person who guards prisoners in a jail.

1. Prison guardB1formal

   A person who is responsible for guarding prisoners and maintaining order in a jail or prison.

   Gefängniswärter

   • The jailor made his rounds through the cell block every hour.
   • She worked as a jailor for over twenty years.
   • The jailor unlocked the cell door to let the prisoner out for exercise.

   Synonymegaolerguardprison guardturnkeywarden