noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A student of, or expert in, penology.
2. 2
   a person who studies the theory and practice of prison management wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

jailer

Etymology

From penology + -ist.

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