prisoner

nounB1 · Intermediate

Person kept in a place and not allowed to leave.

Meaning of «prisoner»

noun

person kept in a place and not allowed to leave

The prisoner was finally released after ten years.

Translation

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«prisoner» in 17 languages

AR العربية

AZ Azərbaycan

DE Deutsch

ES Español

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FR Français

HI हिन्दी

ID Indonesia

JA 日本語

KO 한국어

PT Português

RO Română

RU Русский

TH ไทย

TR Türkçe

UK Українська

UZ O‘zbek

VI Tiếng Việt

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The difference between similar words

a person held by force

prisonera person held by force, also in a warThe soldiers took ten prisoners.

captiveheld against their will; used more in writingThe soldiers freed the captives.

hostageheld so that others do what the takers wantThe robbers kept two people as hostages.

a person who is kept in prison

prisonerthe usual word for someone held in prisonThe prisoner was allowed one visit a month.

inmatesomeone living in a prison; the official wordEach inmate has a small room.

convictsomeone found guilty of a crime and sent to prisonThe convict escaped from the prison at night.

detaineeformalheld by officials, maybe without a trialThe detainee waited for his lawyer.

Word family

prison B1 · nounprisoner B1 · nounimprison B2 · verbimprisonment B2 · noun

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