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gaoler

/ˈdʒeɪlər/ /ˈdʒeɪlɚ/

Meanings
noun
One who enforces confinement in a jail or prison.

Examples :

"The gaoler made sure the prisoner stayed in his cell. "
law job person police government

Related Words

Illustration who

who noun

/huː/

A person under discussion; a question of which person.

"The teacher asked, "Who will present the project next week?" "

Illustration prisoner

prisoner noun

/ˈpɹɪzənəɹ/ /ˈpɹɪznə/

A person incarcerated in a prison, while on trial or serving a sentence.

"The prisoner was released from jail after serving his sentence. "

Illustration sure

sure adjective

/ʃoː/ /ʃɔɹ/ /ʃɔː/

Physically secure and certain, non-failing, reliable.

"The new security system for the school is very sure; it reliably prevents unauthorized access. "

Illustration confinement

confinement noun

/kənˈfaɪnmənt/

The act of confining or the state of being confined.

"The confinement of the sick child to his room prevented him from attending school. "

Illustration made

made noun

/meɪd/

A grub or maggot.

"The compost pile attracted many small, white made. "

Illustration one

one noun

/wan/ /wɒn/ /wʌn/

The digit or figure 1.

"My son's math test had only one correct answer for the last problem. "

Illustration stayed

stayed verb

/steːd/ /steɪd/

To prop; support; sustain; hold up; steady.

"The doctor stayed the patient's weak arm with a pillow. "

Illustration cell

cell noun

/sɛl/

A single-room dwelling for a hermit.

"The hermit built a small cell in the mountains to live in peace and quiet. "

Illustration the

the adverb

/ði/ /ˈðiː/

With a comparative or with more and a verb phrase, establishes a correlation with one or more other such comparatives.

"It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it."

Illustration jail

jail noun

/dʒeɪl/

A place or institution for the confinement of persons held in lawful custody or detention, especially for minor offenses or with reference to some future judicial proceeding.

"The teenager was sent to jail for vandalism. "

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prison noun

/ˈpɹɪzən/

A place or institution of confinement, especially of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes or otherwise considered undesirable by the government.

"The cold stone walls of the prison had stood for over a century."

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enforces verb

/ɪnˈfɔːrsɪz/ /ɛnˈfɔːrsɪz/

To keep up, impose or bring into effect something, not necessarily by force.

"The police are there to enforce the law."