prisoner

pris·on·er

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

Origin of prisoner

Middle English from Old French prisonier

prisoner Idioms

take no prisoners

a command to kill all enemy combatants in a military engagement: phrase often used fig. in describing any ruthless or relentless policy or strategy: a political campaign that took no prisoners

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prisoner

noun

A person held in custody, captivity, or a condition of forcible restraint, especially while on trial or serving a prison sentence.
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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