turnkey

Definition

  • noun: one who has charge of a prison's keys
  • adjective: complete and ready to be used
  • synonyms: warder, screw

Examples

  • a 'turnkey' computer system

Movie quotes

  • (..) follow-up on the Raspail case. - He is my patient. I have rights. - I understand that, sir. Look, I am not just some turnkey, Miss Starling. This is the number for the US attorney's office. Either you discuss this with him or you let me do my job, do you understand? (..)
    1991 The Silence of the Lambs