PRISONER


Meaning of PRISONER in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈpriz-nər, ˈpri-z ə n-ər ]

noun

Date: 14th century

1. : a person deprived of liberty and kept under involuntary restraint, confinement, or custody ; especially : one on trial or in prison

2. : someone restrained as if in prison

a prisoner of her own conscience

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.