Definitions for prisoner
ˈprɪz ə nər, ˈprɪz nərpris·on·er

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. prisoner, captivenoun

   a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. prisonernoun

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

2. prisonernoun

   Any person held against his or her will.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Prisonernoun

   Etymology: prisonnier, Fr.

   1. One who is confined in hold.

   Cesar’s ill-erected tower,
   To whose flint bosom my condemned lord
   Is doomed a prisoner. William Shakespeare, Rich. II.

   The most pernicious infection, next the plague, is the smell of the jail, when prisoners have been long and close, and nastily kept. Francis Bacon.

   He that is tied with one slender string, such as one resolute struggle would break, he is prisoner only to his own sloth, and who will pity his thraldom. Decay of Piety.

   A prisoner is troubled, that he cannot go whither he would; and he that is at large is troubled, that he does not know whither to go. Roger L'Estrange.

   2. A captive; one taken by the enemy.

   So oft as homeward I from her depart,
   I go like one that having lost the field,
   Is prisoner led away with heavy heart. Edmund Spenser.

   There succeeded an absolute victory for the English, the taking of the Spanish general d’Ocampo prisoner, with the loss of few of the English. Francis Bacon.

   He yielded on my word,
   And as my pris’ner, I restore his sword. Dryden.

   3. One under an arrest.

   Tribune, a guard to seize the empress straight,
   Secure her person pris’ner to the state. Dryden.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Prisoner

   A prisoner (also known as an inmate or detainee) is a person who is deprived of liberty against their will. This can be by confinement, captivity, or forcible restraint. The term applies particularly to serving a prison sentence in a prison.

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1. prisoner

   A prisoner is an individual who has been confined or imprisoned due to being convicted or suspected of committing a crime. This confinement, generally in a prison or similar correctional facility, restricts the individual's freedoms as a form of punishment and societal protection. The period of imprisonment can vary, based on the severity of the crime committed and the legal sentencing guidelines in the relevant jurisdiction.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. Prisonernoun

   one who is confined in a prison

2. Prisonernoun

   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

3. Etymology: [F. prisonnier.]

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1. Prisoner

   Prisoner is an Australian soap opera that is set in the Wentworth Detention Centre, a fictional women's prison. In The United States and United Kingdom it was billed as Prisoner: Cell Block H, and in Canada as Caged Women. The series was produced by the Reg Grundy Organisation in Australia, and aired on Network Ten, running 692 episodes from 27 February 1979 to 11 December 1986, after originally only devised as a 16 part mini-series. The series was inspired by British television drama Within These Walls, which had achieved moderate success in Australia. Prisoner producers even approached Googie Withers of Within These Walls to play the role of Prisoner's governor, an offer that she declined. Because of an injunction brought by UK-based ATV, which considered the title too similar to their own series, The Prisoner, it was originally not possible for overseas broadcasters to screen the show under the Prisoner title, which necessitated a name change. In March 2012, it was announced that the series would be "reimagined" on Foxtel in a new version entitled Wentworth.

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British National Corpus

1. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'prisoner' in Nouns Frequency: #985

How to pronounce prisoner?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say prisoner in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of prisoner in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of prisoner in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of prisoner in a Sentence

1. Foreign Minister Julie Bishop:

   What we are seeking to do is have an opportunity to talk about options that might be available in the area of prisoner transfer or prisoner swap, absolutely no details, but we are seeking opportunities to explore every option that might be available to us — every avenue that might be available to save the lives of these two men.

2. Ryan Pack:

   The more incompetent you are, the more of a prisoner you are, the more competent you are, the more free you will be.

3. Edward R. Murrow:

   Everyone is a prisoner of his own experiences. No one can eliminate prejudices - just recognize them.

4. Josefina Salomon:

   We are declaring him a prisoner of conscience. At the moment, he is the only prisoner of conscience in Cuba. However, we are evaluating a number of other cases.

5. The President:

   Being here I can't help think of John McCain. And how Naval Academy meant so much to John McCain. John McCain chose these grounds for John McCain final resting place. John McCain was an American hero who withstood torture, years of being held as a prisoner of war, and when John McCain came home -- John McCain wanted to continue to serve.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=prisoner
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Prisoner
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=prisoner
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prisoner
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prisoner
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=prisoner