prisoner

noun

ˈpriz-nər How to pronounce prisoner (audio)
Definition of prisonernext
as in captive
one that has been taken and held in confinement the prisoners were fed only bread and water twice a day

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Recent Examples of prisoner West Virginia was one of a few states – alongside Maryland and Texas – to receive these excess urban prisoners. — Ella Siegrist, The Conversation, 28 Aug. 2026 Filing complaints with the ombudsman is limited only to prisoners or legislators under current law. — Karma Sabbah, CBS News, 26 Aug. 2026 Amber Gates, who lives in Florida, alleges in the lawsuit that prison officials failed to take reasonable measures to keep her son safe and protect him from violence at the hands of other prisoners. — Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post, 26 Aug. 2026 Chinese courts often count the time of a sentencing from the date a prisoner is taken. — ABC News, 25 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for prisoner
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  1. captive
  2. capture
Noun
  • In a video widely shared on social media on Monday, a voice threatened to execute the captives if security operations against them continued.
    — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Local authorities did not say how the captives were rescued from the dense, expansive forest of the Kainji Lake National Park.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of captive
Noun
  • What Google's Documentation Says This frame-rate dropping functionality isn’t revealed to the user at capture time.
    — Paul Monckton, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Survey methods include live capture, audio recordings and sampling their genetic material from the environment.
    — Shi En Kim, AZCentral.com, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of capture

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“Prisoner.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prisoner. Accessed 2 Sep. 2026.

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