Prisoner definition

prĭzə-nər, prĭznər
prisoners
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A person held in custody.
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One deprived of freedom of expression or action.
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A person captured or held captive.

A prisoner of love.

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A person incarcerated in a prison, while on trial or serving a sentence.
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A person held in custody, captivity, or a condition of forcible restraint, especially while on trial or serving a prison sentence.
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A person confined in prison, as for some crime.
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Any person held against his or her will.
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take no prisoners
  • To kill all of an enemy or a population.
  • To be ruthless or unrestrained, as in an undertaking:
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take no prisoners
  • a command to kill all enemy combatants in a military engagement
    A political campaign that took no prisoners.
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Other Word Forms

Noun

Singular:
prisoner
Plural:
prisoners

Idioms and Phrasal Verbs

Prisoner Sentence Examples

  • The prisoner was led away.

  • She stood before the window, feeling very much like a prisoner in her new world.

  • Was she really going to free some prisoner in exchange for a trip home?

  • A door opened, and the prisoner entered, setting her down.

  • Rhyn had been a prisoner like her.

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