'Prisoner' definitions:
Definition of 'prisoner'
From: WordNet
noun
A person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war [syn: prisoner, captive]
Definition of 'Prisoner'
From: GCIDE
- Prisoner \Pris"on*er\, n. [F. prisonnier.]
- 1. One who is confined in a prison. --Piers Plowman. [1913 Webster]
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- Prisoner of Hope thou art, -- look up and sing. --Keble. [1913 Webster]
- Prisoner's base. See Base, n., 24. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'prisoner'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- accused,
- cageling,
- captive,
- chain gang,
- con,
- convict,
- correspondent,
- defendant,
- detainee,
- detenu,
- ex-convict,
- gaolbird,
- internee,
- jailbird,
- libelee,
- lifer,
- parolee,
- political prisoner,
- POW,
- prisoner of war,
- respondent,
- stir bird,
- suspect,
- ticket-of-leave man,
- ticket-of-leaver,
- trusty,
- two-time loser
Words containing 'Prisoner'
- Prison,
- Prisoned,
- Prisoning,
- Prisonment,
- Prison bars,
- Prison base,
- Prison breach,
- Prison house,
- Prison limits,
- Prison ship,
- Prison van,
- Prison yard,
- Prisoner's base,
- State prison,
- State prisoner,
- State's prison,
- political prisoner,
- prison camp,
- prison cell,
- prison chaplain,
- prison farm,
- prison guard,
- prison term,
- prisoner of war,
- federal bureau of prisons,
- prison-breaking,
- prisoner of war camp,
- prisoner of war censorship