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    prisoner
    /ˈprɪznə/

    noun

    • 1. a person legally committed to prison as a punishment for a crime or while awaiting trial: "a prisoner serving a life sentence" Similar convictinmatetrustyinformal:jailbird

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishPRISONER | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    PRISONER definition: 1. a person who is kept in prison as a punishment: 2. to catch and guard someone so that they…. Learn more.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › prisonerPrisoner Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of PRISONER is a person deprived of liberty and kept under involuntary restraint, confinement, or custody; especially : one on trial or in prison. How to use prisoner in a sentence.

  4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryPRISONER | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    PRISONER meaning: 1. a person who is kept in prison as a punishment: 2. to catch and guard someone so that they…. Learn more.

  5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishPRISONER definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    A prisoner is a person who has been captured by an enemy, for example in war. ...wartime hostages and concentration-camp prisoners. He was held prisoner in Vietnam from 1966 to 1973. He was taken prisoner in North Africa in 1942. Synonyms: captive, hostage, detainee, internee More Synonyms of prisoner. 3. countable noun.

  6. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishPRISON | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    PRISON definition: 1. a building where criminals are forced to live as a punishment: 2. the system of keeping people…. Learn more.

  7. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › prisonerPrisoner - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    A prisoner is a person being held in prison as a punishment. During wartime a prisoner is someone held captive by the enemy. Alternately, if you’re so attractive you can’t leave the house, you’re a prisoner of your own good looks.

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    Prisoner definition: a person who is confined in prison or kept in custody, especially as the result of legal process.. See examples of PRISONER used in a sentence.

  9. www.thefreedictionary.com › prisonerPrisoner - definition of prisoner by The Free Dictionary

    n. 1. (Law) a person deprived of liberty and kept in prison or some other form of custody as a punishment for a crime, while awaiting trial, or for some other reason. 2. a person confined by any of various restraints: we are all prisoners of time. 3. take no prisoners informal to be uncompromising and resolute in one's actions.

  10. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishprisoner noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    noun. /ˈprɪznə (r)/ /ˈprɪznər/ a person who is kept in prison as a punishment, or while they are waiting for trial. The number of prisoners serving life sentences has fallen. They called for the prisoners to be released. They are demanding the release of all political prisoners. international minimum standards for the treatment of prisoners.

  11. www.dictionary.com › browse › prisonerPrisoner Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Prisoner definition, a person who is confined in prison or kept in custody, especially as the result of legal process. See more.

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