PRISONER


Meaning of PRISONER in English

n. 25B6; noun

a prisoner serving a life sentence : CONVICT, detainee, inmate; informal jailbird, con; Brit. informal (old) lag; N. Amer. informal yardbird.

the army took many prisoners : PRISONER OF WAR, POW, internee, captive.

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