prisoner
//ˈpɹɪzənə//
Forms
- Plural
- prisoners
Definitions
1.A person incarcerated in a prison, while on trial or serving a sentence.
- Two other prisoners were staying in the same cell as him.
2.Any person held against their will.
- Captain Edward Carlisle, soldier as he was, martinet as he was, felt a curious sensation of helplessness seize upon him as he met her steady gaze, her alluring smile ; he could not tell what this prisoner might do.
3.A person who is or feels confined or trapped by a situation or a set of circumstances.
- I am no longer a prisoner to fear, for I am a child of God.
- I'm a prisoner of your love.
Frequency
Overall
Uncommon· #2700
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Rare
- General reading & writing
- Uncommon
- Academic
- Rare
- Literature
- Rare
Related words
Word family
Etymology
From Middle English prisoner
From Old French prisonier (compare Medieval Latin prisōnārius), equivalent to prison + -er.