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prisoner

noun pris·on·er \ˈpriz-nər, ˈpri-z^ən-ər\

: a person who is kept in a prison

: a person who has been captured and is being kept somewhere

Full Definition of PRISONER

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

: someone restrained as if in prison <a prisoner of her own conscience>

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14th century

PRISONER Defined for Kids

noun pris·on·er \ˈpri-z^ən-ər, ˈpriz-nər\

: a person who has been captured or locked up

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