- gaoler
- chiefly British variant of jailer
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
gaoler
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Gaoler — Gaol er (j[=a]l [ e]r), n. The keeper of a jail. Same as {Jailer}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
gaoler — British English spelling of jailer (see JAIL (Cf. jail)) … Etymology dictionary
gaoler — Jailer Jail er, n. [OE. jailer, gailer, OF. geolier, F. ge[^o]lier. See {Jail}.] The keeper of a jail or prison. [Written also {jailor}, {gaoler}.] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
gaoler — gaol, gaoler see jail, jailer … Modern English usage
gaoler — jail (Brit. also gaol) ► NOUN ▪ a place for the confinement of people accused or convicted of a crime. ► VERB ▪ put in jail. DERIVATIVES jailer (also gaoler) noun. ORIGIN the word came into England from two Old French words, jaiole and gayole… … English terms dictionary
gaoler — Brit. var. of JAILER. * * * gaol, gaoler (dʒeɪl, ˈdʒeɪlə(r)) variant spellings of jail, jailer. In British official use the forms with G are still current; in literary and journalistic use both the G and the J forms are now admitted as correct;… … Useful english dictionary
gaoler — gaol|er [ˈdʒeılə US ər] n a British spelling of ↑jailer … Dictionary of contemporary English
gaoler — gaol|er [ dʒeılər ] a British spelling of jailer … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
gaoler — sb. Pilate, 218 … Oldest English Words
gaoler — [[t]ʤe͟ɪlə(r)[/t]] gaolers see jailer … English dictionary
