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# jailer

«jailer» in Mova's school dictionary: **to look after the prisoners in a jail and keep them…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (a jailer, jailers); also spelled gaoler (UK, old)

### meaning for a pupil

A person whose job is to look after the prisoners in a jail and keep them locked in. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jailer/#m1)

### sense in the lessons

In stories and history lessons the jailer holds the keys, brings food and guards the cells. In The Wind in the Willows Toad is locked in a dungeon, and the gaoler's daughter, who feels sorry for him, helps him escape dressed as a washerwoman. Today the job is called «prison officer» or «correctional officer» (USA).

### examples

- The jailer turned the big iron key in the lock. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jailer/#x1)
- Toad escaped with the help of the gaoler's daughter. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jailer/#x2)
- The jailer brought the prisoners bread and water. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jailer/#x3)
- In the Bible, Paul and Silas sang in prison and the jailer listened. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jailer/#x4)
- Today a jailer is usually called a prison officer. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jailer/#x5)
- The jailer fell asleep, and the hero crept out. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jailer/#x6)

### note

«Gaoler» is the old British spelling and is said exactly like «jailer». Also spelled «jailor». Do not confuse with «jail» (the place) and «jailbird» (a prisoner, informal).

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «jailer» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jailer/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.