Prisoner
11prisoner */*/*/ — UK [ˈprɪz(ə)nə(r)] / US [ˈprɪz(ə)nər] noun [countable] Word forms prisoner : singular prisoner plural prisoners 1) a) someone who is in prison as punishment for a crime Security staff will escort the prisoners to the scene of the crime. b)… …
12prisoner — n. 1) to take smb. prisoner; to take a prisoner (we took many prisoners) 2) a political prisoner * * * [ prɪz(ə)nə] to take a prisoner (we took many prisoners) a political prisoner to take smb. prisoner …
13Prisoner — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Prisoner >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 prisoner prisoner captive detenu close prisoner GRP: N 2 Sgm: N 2 jail bird jail bird ticket of leave man chevronne PARAG:Prisoner >V GRP: V 1 …
14prisoner — pris|on|er W2S3 [ˈprızənə US ər] n 1.) someone who is kept in a prison as a legal punishment for a crime or while they are waiting for their ↑trial →↑guard, imprison ↑imprison ▪ Relationships between the staff and the prisoners are good. ▪… …
15prisoner — [[t]prɪ̱zənə(r)[/t]] ♦♦ prisoners 1) N COUNT A prisoner is a person who is kept in a prison as a punishment for a crime that they have committed. The committee is concerned about the large number of prisoners sharing cells. Syn: inmate 2) N COUNT …
16prisoner — pris|on|er [ prıznər ] noun count *** 1. ) someone who is in prison as punishment for a crime: Federal marshals will escort the prisoners to the scene of the crime. a ) someone who is being kept in a prison during a war, or for political reasons …
17prisoner — noun (C) 1 someone who is kept in a prison as a punishment for a crime: The prisoners are allowed an hour s exercise every day. 2 someone who is taken by force and kept somewhere, for example during a war: enemy prisoners | political prisoners |… …
18prisoner — Used to a prisoner in Shakespeare’s Measure for Measure and possibly in modern times to those held in custody. Nurse is a Neighbour, by Joanna Jones, quotes ‘Prisoner at the bar’, a phrase associated with old fashioned court room dramas. In… …
19prisoner*/*/ — [ˈprɪz(ə)nə] noun [C] someone who is in prison He was taken prisoner during the battle.[/ex] • prisoner of war someone who is held as a prisoner by the enemy during a war (= pow)[/ex] …
20prisoner — Synonyms and related words: POW, accused, cageling, captive, chain gang, con, convict, correspondent, defendant, detainee, detenu, ex convict, gaolbird, internee, jailbird, libelee, lifer, parolee, political prisoner, prisoner of war, respondent …
