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gaoler


Meanings
  • a person who keeps prisoners in a jail

    - "The gaoler opened the cell door and allowed the prisoners to exit."
    - "In this old painting, the gaoler stands with a menacing expression as he guards the prisoners."

Synonyms

corrections officer , guard , screw , turnkey , warden , warder
Rhymes
Words rhyming with gaoler
jailer , ailer , ailer , maintainer , constrainer , restrainer , preserver , deserver
Homophones
Words having the same pronunciation but different meanings, origins, or spelling,
  1. gaoler (en) :

  2. goalkeeper (en) :


Variants
List of all variants of gaoler that leads to same result
gaol , gaoled , gaoler , gaolers , gaoling , gaols , jail , jailer
Etymology
origin and the way in which meanings have changed throughout history.

The word 'gaoler' comes from the Old French word 'garder' which means 'to keep' or 'to guard'. The 'gaoler' is someone who keeps or guards prisoners in a jail.


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