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Webster 1913 Edition
Prisoner
Pris′on-er
,Noun.
[F.
prisonnier
.] 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 courtBouvier.
Prisoner
of Hope thou art, – look up and sing. Keble.
Prisoner’s base
. See , 24.
Base
, Noun.
Webster 1828 Edition
Prisoner
PRIS'ONER
,Noun.
1.
A person under arrest or in custody of the sheriff, whether in prison or not; as a prisoner at the bar of a court.2.
A captive; one taken by an enemy in war.3.
One whose liberty is restrained, as a bird in a cage.Definition 2024
prisoner
prisoner
English
Noun
prisoner (plural prisoners)
- A person incarcerated in a prison, while on trial or serving a sentence.
- Any person held against their will.
- 1915, Emerson Hough, The Purchase Price, chapterI:
- 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.
- 1915, Emerson Hough, The Purchase Price, chapterI:
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Translations
person incarcerated in a prison
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figurative: any person held against his or her will
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