prisoner
A person incarcerated in a prison, while on trial or serving a sentence.
Noun 3 meanings
A person incarcerated in a prison, while on trial or serving a sentence.
“Two other prisoners were staying in the same cell as him.”
Any person held against their will.
A person who is or feels confined or trapped by a situation or a set of circumstances.
“I am no longer a prisoner to fear, for I am a child of God.”
Etymology
From Middle English prisoner, from Old French prisonier (compare Medieval Latin prisōnārius), equivalent to prison + -er.
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PRISONER at a glance
PRISONER has 8 letters and scores 10 points in Scrabble (P 3 + R 1 + I 1 + S 1 + O 1 + N 1 + E 1 + R 1) and 12 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #5,065 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with prisoner
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- POISONER10
- PRISONED11
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