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Meanings of jailor in English

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guardia de prisión
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A person who guards the prisoners in a jail.

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      Usage of jailor in English
      1
      Jasper was interrupted in his reverie by the entrance of the jailor.
      Under Sealed Orders
      2
      It was brought in by negroes, the jailor standing at the door.
      Daring and Suffering: A History of the Great Railroad Adventure
      3
      The jailor told him the copy of the writ should be forthcoming.
      The Adventures of Sir Launcelot Greaves
      4
      The jailor himself was a kind man, and rather of Union sentiments.
      Daring and Suffering: A History of the Great Railroad Adventure
      5
      Sir Henry's teeth clicked angrily as the door closed behind the jailor.
      The New Land / Stories of Jews Who Had a Part in the Making of O...
      6
      He wondered whether he was hardy enough to be an efficient jailor.
      The New Land / Stories of Jews Who Had a Part in the Making of O...
      7
      Hudson Lowe was only a jailor, Hudson Lowe was only an executioner.
      Napoleon the Little
      8
      But Mombi was still my grandfather's jailor, and afterward my father's jailor.
      Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz
      9
      Tell the general that I shall hold his jailor responsible for my clothes.
      A Voyage with Captain Dynamite
      10
      He saved the thief on the cross, He saved the jailor at Philippi.
      Archibald Hughson: An Arctic Story
      11
      The lower story was occupied by the jailor and his family.
      Daring and Suffering: A History of the Great Railroad Adventure
      12
      Jasper could eat but little of the meagre dinner the jailor brought him.
      Under Sealed Orders
      13
      Almost instantly it swung open and the jailor with his lantern stood without.
      A Voyage with Captain Dynamite
      14
      The jailor, Swims, was a character, and merits a particular description.
      Daring and Suffering: A History of the Great Railroad Adventure
      15
      Then Duke Otho, falling into the trap, appointed him jailor of Sir Thierry.
      Legends That Every Child Should Know; a Selection of the Great L...
      16
      When the jailor cried out, 'Sirs, what must I do to be saved?'
      Works of John Bunyan — Volume 01
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