jailer
Example Sentences
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Dammeier began in law enforcement, working for a decade as a dispatcher, jailer and police officer.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 1, 2026
That alone should mean that shipping people there runs afoul of domestic laws and potentially the Eighth Amendment, if indeed the U.S. can be legally considered the jailer.
From Slate ● Apr. 8, 2025
One is that most sheriffs worked in their office before the became sheriffs, as a deputy or a jailer or a staff member.
From Salon ● Sep. 15, 2024
It's a phenomenon oceanographers call a Taylor Column - and it's possible A23a might not escape its jailer for years.
From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2024
Matt felt that old thrill of terror, as though he were still a small boy and she his jailer, but this woman posed no threat at all.
From "The House of the Scorpion" by Nancy Farmer
