gaoler
pronunciation
How to pronounce gaoler in British English:
UK ['dʒeɪlə]
How to pronounce gaoler in American English:
US [ ˈdʒelɚ]
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- Noun:
- someone who guards prisoners
Word Origin
- gaoler (n.)
- chiefly British English spelling of jailer.
Example
- 1. The kind gaoler agreed to post the letter for the prisoner .
- 2. Just then , the gaoler appeared with the precious letter in .
- 3. Gaoler , look to him , tell me not of mercy .
- 4. In the last act , a gaoler would always come on to the stage with a letter which he would hand to the prisoner .
- 5. A gaoler , with a list in his hand , looked in , merely saying , " follow me , evremonde ! "