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incarcerator

/ɪŋkˈɑɹsɚɹˌeɪɾɚ/ noun

A person who incarcerates.

Word Origin Incarcerate comes from Latin in- 'in' + carcer 'prison' — literally 'to put into prison.' An incarcerator is one who imprisons. The root carcer gives us carceral (pertaining to prison) and reincarcerate (to imprison again). The suffix -or makes it the agent: the imprisoner. So an incarcerator is the person who locks others up.

noun A person who incarcerates. countable

The incarcerator was responsible for overseeing the prisoners' confinement.

(名词) 监禁者；关押者

这位监禁者负责监督囚犯的关押事宜。

(sustantivo) Persona que encarcela.

El encargado de encarcelar era responsable de supervisar el confinamiento de los prisioneros.

(nom) geôlier; gardien de prison; bourreau [Personne qui emprisonne ou incarcère.]

L'incarcerator était responsable de la surveillance de la détention des prisonniers.

(Substantiv) Einkerkerer [Eine Person, die andere inhaftiert oder für deren Inhaftierung verantwortlich ist.]

Der **incarcerator** war für die Überwachung der Gefangenen zuständig.

(名詞) 誰かを投獄する（刑務所に閉じ込める）人。

収監者は囚人たちの拘禁を監督する責任を負っていた。

(substantivo) encarcerador; carcereiro [Uma pessoa que encarcerar.]

O encarcerador era responsável por supervisionar o confinamento dos prisioneiros.

Synonyms: imprisoner jailer captor confiner detainer gaoler Antonyms: liberator emancipator deliverer freer
Word parts: in + carcer + at + or

Related words

incarcerate incarceration

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