carcelero

Old Spanish

Etymology

From Latin carcerārius, from carcer (“prison”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaɾt͡seˈleɾo/

Noun

carcelero m (plural carceleros)

1. jailkeeper, prison warden
   • c. 1200, Almeric, Fazienda de Ultramar, f. 6v. col. 1.

     e fue nŕo ſénor có ioſep e diol ſu gŕa e ouo grát amor có el caŕelero.

     and the Lord was with Joseph and gave him grace and great favor with the prison warden.

Antonyms

• preso (“prisoner”)

Descendants

• Spanish: carcelero

Spanish

Etymology

From Old Spanish carcelero. By surface analysis, cárcel +‎ -ero.

Adjective

carcelero (feminine carcelera, masculine plural carceleros, feminine plural carceleras)

1. (relational) jail, prison

   Synonym: carcelario

Noun

carcelero m (plural carceleros, feminine carcelera, feminine plural carceleras)

1. jailer, warden, prison guard

   Synonym: guardiacárcel

Further reading

• “carcelero”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28