What does gaoler mean?
Gaoler means (Commonwealth) Dated spelling of jailer..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(Commonwealth) Dated spelling of jailer..
The Grange is not a prison, Ellen, and you are not my gaoler.
One very important section of the denizens of Darkest England are the criminals and the semi-criminals. They are more or less predatory, and are at present shepherded by the police and punished by the gaoler.
A gaoler struck him, pushing him back in place in the hopeless, helpless line of prisoners.
Use gaoler when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Gaoler means (Commonwealth) Dated spelling of jailer..
Common synonyms include screw, turnkey, jailer, prison guard.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
The Grange is not a prison, Ellen, and you are not my gaoler.
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