turnkey

• Substantiv, das eine Person bezeichnet, die Gefangene bewacht, meist im Gefängnis; auch Person, die Gefangene begleitet oder bewacht.

A noun referring to a person who guards prisoners, typically in a jail or prison.

1. Prison guardB2formal

   A person who is responsible for guarding prisoners and controlling access to cells.

   Gefängniswärter

   • The turnkey locked the cell door behind the prisoner.
   • A turnkey must remain vigilant at all times.
   • The old turnkey had worked at the prison for thirty years.

   Synonymejailerprison guardwarder