prisoner Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
    captive.

WordNet

Pris"on*er noun
Etymology
F. prisonnier.
Definitions
  1. One who is confined in a prison. Piers Plowman.
  2. A person under arrest, or in custody, whether in prison or not; a person held in involuntary restraint; a captive; as, a prisoner at the bar of a court. Bouvier.
    Prisoner of Hope thou art, -- look up and sing. Keble.

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