prisoner

CEFRB1

/ˈpɹɪzənə/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A person kept in prison or held by someone else.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A person who is or feels confined or trapped by a situation or a set of circumstances.

Examples

  • The guard escorted the prisoner back to his cell after lunch.

  • The king ordered that the prisoner should be set free.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
3

Also pronounced

  • /ˈpɹɪznə/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. Any person held against their will.

  2. A person incarcerated in a prison, while on trial or serving a sentence.

More examples

In context

  • Everybody showed sympathy toward the prisoner.

  • I am no longer a prisoner to fear, for I am a child of God.

  • Two other prisoners were staying in the same cell as him.

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

From Middle English prisoner, from Old French prisonier (compare Medieval Latin prisōnārius), equivalent to prison + -er.