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jailbreaker

jailbreaker noun: one who breaks out of jail.

Noun (1)

jailbreaker (plural jailbreakers)

  1. One who breaks out of jail.
    Synonyms:
    prison breaker

Noun (2)

jailbreaker (plural jailbreakers)

  1. (computer security) A person who jailbreaks an electronic device.
    • He [Valen Tagliabue] is not a traditional hacker or a software developer; his background is psychology and cognitive science. But he is one of the best “jailbreakers” in the world (some say the best): part of a diffuse new community that studies the art and science of fooling these powerful...2026 April 29, Jamie Bartlett, “Meet the AI jailbreakers: ‘I see the worst things humanity has produced’”, in The Guardian, →ISSN, archived from the original on 29 Apr 2026

Synonyms of jailbreaker

Forms of jailbreaker

pluraljailbreakers

Origin of jailbreaker

From jail + breaker.

From jailbreak + -er.

Questions about jailbreaker

What does jailbreaker mean?
Jailbreaker means one who breaks out of jail.
What part of speech is jailbreaker?
Jailbreaker is a noun.
What is the plural of jailbreaker?
The plural of jailbreaker is jailbreakers.

Words near jailbreaker in the dictionary

  1. jailbait
  2. jailbaits
  3. jailbird
  4. jailbirds
  5. jailbreak
  6. jailbreaker
  7. jailbreakers
  8. jailbreaking
  9. jailbreaks
  10. jailbroke
  11. jailbroken

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