jailer

variants also jailor
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Recent Examples of jailer The jailer was said to have found blood on Bethea’s underwear when he was asked to disrobe. Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2025 Press freedom groups rank China as the world's top jailer of journalists, with 112 journalists and media workers currently behind bars, alongside another eight in Hong Kong in the wake of Beijing's imposition of a national security law there in 2020. Ashish Valentine, NPR, 30 Sep. 2025 China is the world’s biggest jailer of journalists, with at least 124 media workers behind bars, RSF said. Reuters, CNN Money, 21 Sep. 2025 Black Warrant carved out a distinct voice in the crime genre by flipping the lens—from the prisoner to the jailer. Sweta Kaushal, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for jailer
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Noun
  • In the letter accompanying Knight's warrant to the state prison warden, DeSantis appeared to mistakenly reference Hitchcock instead of Knight.
    CBS Miami Team, CBS News, 23 Apr. 2026
  • The most visible woman at the company, though, had long been Donaldson’s mother, Sue Parisher, a former military-prison warden who led the company’s HR department.
    Irin Carmon, Vulture, 22 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The person who would normally hire a new fire marshal would be the city manager.
    Emily Holshouser, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Apr. 2026
  • The county's fire marshal, bomb squad and other emergency officials responded to remove the hazardous materials.
    Alexa Herrera, CBS News, 23 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Time spent in hair, makeup and wardrobe count as work, and a parent or guardian must stay close to the child on set.
    Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 29 Apr. 2026
  • The law also expands background checks for adults living with guardians and would create an independent advocate position in the Attorney General's Office to handle complaints and review child welfare practices.
    JT Moodee Lockman, CBS News, 28 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • This is a super-interesting profile by Tom Burrows on Paris Saint-Germain’s Matvey Safonov, the Russian ‘keeper who is seeing them through the second half of the season.
    Phil Hay, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2026
  • Dortmund ‘keeper Gregor Kobel denied Cyriaque Irié a consolation goal.
    ABC News, ABC News, 26 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The midcentury abode was transferred to custodians of the McCann Trust that holds the property in 2022 and, after hitting the market April 10 for nearly $3 million, a contingent offer for its sale has already been accepted.
    Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 30 Apr. 2026
  • Animal care specialists, groundskeepers, patrol officers, seasonals, aides, and custodians represented by Teamsters Local 727 are seeking pay increases and minimum staffing guarantees from the Chicago Zoological Society, which operates the zoo.
    Todd Feurer, CBS News, 29 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The Magic guard opened 3-for-4 from beyond the arc, hitting two 3-pointers in the final three minutes of the second quarter.
    Jason Beede, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Apr. 2026
  • Much like former head coach Tom Thibodeau, Mike Brown prefers to use McBride off the ball as a spot-up shooter — but also as a guard-to-guard screen setter.
    Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 28 Apr. 2026

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“Jailer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jailer. Accessed 2 May. 2026.

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