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   Pris·on·er

   /ˈpriznər/

   

   noun

   • 1. a person legally held in prison as a punishment for crimes they have committed or while awaiting trial: "a prisoner serving a life sentence" Similar convictinmatetrustyinformal:jailbirdconlifer(old) lagyardbirdarchaic:transport
   • ▪ a person captured and kept confined by an enemy, opponent, or criminal: "200 rebels were taken prisoner" Similar prisoner of warPOWhostagecaptivedetaineeinternee
   • ▪ a person who is or feels confined or trapped by a situation or set of circumstances: "he's become a prisoner of the publicity he's generated"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French prisonier, from prison (see prison).

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