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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:jailbirdconlifer(old) lagyardbirdarchaic:transport
   • ▪ a person captured and kept confined by an enemy or criminal: "she may have been held prisoner before being killed" Similar prisoner of warPOWhostagecaptivedetaineeinternee
   • ▪ a person who is or feels confined or trapped by a situation: "he's become a prisoner of the publicity he's generated"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French prisonier, from prison (see prison).

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   What does Prisonnier mean?

   • [ F. prisonnier .] 1. One who is confined in a prison. -- Piers Plowman . [ 1913 Webster ] 2. A person under arrest, or in custody, whether in prison or not; a person held in involuntary restraint; a captive ; as, a prisoner at the bar of a court.

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   • 犯人，囚犯… 犯人，囚犯… prisionero, prisionera, prisionero/ra [masculine-feminine… prisioneiro, prisioneira, presidiário… Need a translator? Get a quick, free translation! PRISONER definition: 1. a person who is kept in prison as a punishment: 2. to catch and guard someone so that they….

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   • prisioneiro, prisioneira, presidiário… Need a translator? Get a quick, free translation! PRISONER meaning: 1. a person who is kept in prison as a punishment: 2. to catch and guard someone so that they….

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   A prisoner is a person who is kept in prison as a punishment or under the control of someone else. Learn more about the word, its synonyms, idioms, and usage with examples from the Cambridge Dictionary.

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   A prisoner is a person deprived of liberty and kept under involuntary restraint, confinement, or custody, especially one on trial or in prison. Learn more about the word history, synonyms, examples, and related phrases of prisoner.

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   A prisoner is a person who is kept in a prison or confined by some other restraint. Learn the different meanings, synonyms, pronunciation and usage of the word prisoner with Collins English Dictionary.

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   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.

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