gaoler

noun

Etymology: By surface analysis, gaol + -er.

1. 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.”