"prison officer" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: prison officers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} prison officer (plural prison officers)
  1. A person responsible for the supervision and security of prisoners. Categories (topical): Occupations Synonyms: warder, gaoler, jailer
    Sense id: en-prison_officer-en-noun-XwV6rMzE Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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