Synonyms and antonyms of People who work in prisons in American Thesaurus

corrections officer (noun)

American someone whose job is to guard prisoners at a correctional facility

gaoler ()

a British spelling of jailer

governor (noun)

mainly British the person in charge of an institution such as a bank

jailer (noun)

old-fashioned someone whose job is to guard the people in a prison so that they do not escape

matron (noun)

old-fashionedAmerican a woman whose job is to be in charge of women and children in an institution such as a prison

screw (noun)

mainly Britishinformal a prison guard. This word is used especially by prisoners.

warden (noun)

American someone whose job is to be responsible for everything that happens in a prison

warder (noun)

Britishold-fashioned a prison guard