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Turnkey   /tˈərnkˌi/   Listen
Turnkey

noun
(pl. turnkeys)
1.
Someone who guards prisoners.  Synonyms: gaoler, jailer, jailor, prison guard, screw.






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"Turnkey" Quotes from Famous Books



... heard the yard bell ring and the gate open, and she was eager to go down. I encouraged her, and she rung for our turnkey. She had seen me writing, and, without being spoken to, took upon her to suppose it was a letter to my Louisa, and told me she did believe she could get it conveyed to the post. I am persuaded this is preconcerted officiousness. But as I said, I have nothing to lose, and there is ...
— Anna St. Ives • Thomas Holcroft

... striving,—liberty of conscience, liberty of action. What is life worth to man without these? And yet our infatuated countrymen run a great risk of losing both, if they refuse to listen to the voice of warning, and to prepare in time for the threatened danger." Just then a turnkey opened the door, and in an impudent tone of voice said, "Here's a man and a lad come to see Master Mead. There, go in and sit as long as you please, till the hour arrives when all ...
— A True Hero - A Story of the Days of William Penn • W.H.G. Kingston



Words linked to "Turnkey" :   law officer, lawman, peace officer, keeper



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