prisoner

(priznər, prizən ər)

noun

  1. a person confined in prison, as for some crime
  2. a person held in custody
  3. a person captured or held captive: often in metaphorical usage: a prisoner of love

Origin: ME < OFr prisonier

See prisoner in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. A person held in custody, captivity, or a condition of forcible restraint, especially while on trial or serving a prison sentence.
  2. One deprived of freedom of expression or action: “He was a prisoner of his own personality—of that given set of traits that . . . predisposed him to see the world in a certain way, to make certain moves, certain choices” (William H. Hallahan).

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