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turnkey

turn·key

UK/ˈtɜː(ɹ)nˌkiː/ US/ˈtɜrˌnki/ uncommon dated

noun

1.

someone who guards prisoners

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Origin

From turn + key. (jailer): Compare typologically Russian вертуха́й (vertuxáj) (akin to верте́ть (vertétʹ)).

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