B1nouncrimelaw
US/ˈprɪz.ən.ər/
UK/ˈprɪz.ən.ə/
a person who is kept in prison, or who is held somewhere and not allowed to leave
In context
Two prisoners escaped from the jail last night.
The soldiers were taken prisoner during the war.
The prisoners can study for a degree while they serve their time.
Words that go with prisoner
verb + noun
- take prisonerTen soldiers were taken prisoner.
- release a prisonerThe government released a prisoner on health grounds.
adjective + noun
- political prisonerHe was a political prisoner for twenty years.
- former prisonerThe charity helps former prisoners find jobs.
noun + preposition
- prisoner of warHis grandfather was a prisoner of war.