Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun prison_guard

1 sense of prison guard

Sense 1
prison guard, jailer, jailor, gaoler, screw, turnkey -- (someone who guards prisoners)
       => lawman, law officer, peace officer -- (an officer of the law)
       => keeper -- (someone in charge of other people; "am I my brother's keeper?")