26984 words

prisoner

4 definitions • 3 examples
1
a person who is kept in prison as a punishment:

Examples:

Prisoners climbed onto the prison roof to protest the conditions inside the prison.
2
to catch and guard someone so that they cannot escape:

Examples:

Of 10,000 troops, 7,000 were killed, wounded, or taken prisoner.
3
a person who is kept in prison as punishment
4
A prisoner is also someone who is under the control of someone else and not physically free:

Examples:

Two security guards were held/taken prisoner during the robbery.

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