prisoner
/ˈprɪzənər/
noun
- A person who is confined in a prison as punishment for a crime or while awaiting trial.
- Guards escorted the prisoner to the courtroom.
- The prisoner was released after serving ten years.
- The prison held over a thousand prisoners.
- A person who is captured and held against their will, as in a war or conflict.
- He was held as a prisoner for two years before escaping.
- The rebels released the prisoners as a sign of goodwill.
- The soldiers took several prisoners during the battle.
- A person who is trapped or restricted in a situation or place they cannot easily leave.
- He was a prisoner of his own fears and anxieties.
- The broken elevator made them prisoners for several hours.
- She felt like a prisoner in her own home during the lockdown.
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