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Prison officer

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prison guardnoun(law enforcement) An armed person working to provide order, security, discipline, punishment, and prevent escapes of prisoners in a jail that answers to a warden.
penal officernounSynonym of prison officer.
probation officernounA law enforcement officer who supervises offenders who have been released from incarceration and, often, recommends sentencing in courts of law.
wardennounA chief administrative officer of a prison.
prisonguardnounAlternative form of prison guard. [(law enforcement) An armed person working to provide order, security, discipline, punishment, and prevent escapes of prisoners in a jail that answers to a warden.]
parole officernounA law enforcement officer who supervises offenders who have been released from incarceration and, often, recommends sentencing in courts of law.
corrections officernounA jailer.
detention officernounA jailer.
prison chasernoun(military) A prison guard; particularly one who guards military prisoners on fatigue duty.
wardernounA guard, especially in a prison.
correction officernounAlternative form of corrections officer. [A jailer.]
police officernounA peace officer who is a member of a police force.
white-shirtnoun(prison slang) A higher-ranking prison officer.
corned beefnounSmoke-cured and salted beef.
conservatornounOne who conserves, preserves or protects something.
underjailernounA subordinate jailer.
security officernounSynonym of security guard.
securitynoun(uncountable) The condition of not being threatened, especially physically, psychologically, emotionally, or financially.
officernounOne who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization, especially in military, police or government organizations.
penitentiarynoun(chiefly US) A state or federal prison for convicted felons; (loosely) a prison.

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