Definitions
a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
Word origin
From Middle English prisoner, from Old French prisonier (compare Medieval Latin prisōnārius), equivalent to prison + -er.
Used in a sentence
“Two other prisoners were staying in the same cell as him.”
“And gainſt the General we will lift our ſwords / And either lanch his greedie thirſting throat, / Or take him priſoner, and his chaine ſhall ſerue / For Manackles, till he be ranſom’d home.”
“Captain Edward Carlisle, soldier as he was, martinet as he was, felt a curious sensation of helplessness seize upon him as he met her steady gaze, her alluring smile ; he could not tell what this prisoner might do.”
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Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Person held in custody”8 letters
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