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.
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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:
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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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