Prisoner Definition

prĭzə-nər, prĭznər
prisoners
noun
prisoners
A person confined in prison, as for some crime.
Webster's New World
A person held in custody.
Webster's New World
One deprived of freedom of expression or action.
American Heritage
A person captured or held captive.
A prisoner of love.
Webster's New World
idiom
take no prisoners
  • To kill all of an enemy or a population.
  • To be ruthless or unrestrained, as in an undertaking:
American Heritage
take no prisoners
  • a command to kill all enemy combatants in a military engagement

    a political campaign that took no prisoners

Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Prisoner

Noun

Singular:
prisoner
Plural:
prisoners

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