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prison chaser

prison chaser noun: a prison guard; particularly one who guards military prisoners on fatigue duty.

Noun

prison chaser (plural prison chasers)

  1. A prison guard; particularly one who guards military prisoners on fatigue duty.
    • A "prison chaser" is a soldier assigned to the task of guarding military prisoners who have been assigned and are performing fatigue detail.1943, John Riley Craf, Army Selectee's Handbook for Those Men who Will be Called for Duty Under the Selective Training ..., page 50
    • When that training was complete, I was given temporary assignment as a prison chaser (guard in a Brig).2003, Frank Murphy, Wia, Corpsman Up, page 154

Examples of prison chaser in a sentence

  • My first experience as a prison chaser wasn't all that pleasant.2004, Joseph Quitman Johnson, Baby of Bataan: Memoir of a 14 Year Old Soldier in World War II, page 107:
  • According to Ronal Branson's website, he joined the U.S. military in 1963 and was assigned to Fort Belvoir, Virginia, where he became a "prison chaser", an individual who oversaw prison work detail.2006, Issue Brief - A Public Policy Paper of the National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies March 2006:

Forms of prison chaser

pluralprison chasers

Questions about prison chaser

What does prison chaser mean?
Prison chaser means a prison guard; particularly one who guards military prisoners on fatigue duty.
How do you use prison chaser in a sentence?
My first experience as a prison chaser wasn't all that pleasant.
What part of speech is prison chaser?
Prison chaser is a noun.
What is the plural of prison chaser?
The plural of prison chaser is prison chasers.

Words near prison chaser in the dictionary

  1. prison breaks
  2. prison camp
  3. prison camps
  4. prison cell
  5. prison cells
  6. prison chaser
  7. prison chasers
  8. prison farm
  9. prison farms
  10. prison fever
  11. prison flower

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