prisoner

[US]/ˈprɪznə(r)/
[UK]/ˈprɪznər/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. a person who is deprived of freedom, usually as a punishment for committing a crime

Phrases & Collocations

prisoner of war

political prisoner

Example Sentences

The prisoner was cleared.

The prisoner was spared.

the prisoner at the bar .

an exchange of prisoners of war.

liberate the prisoners of war

He was a prisoner on rule.

Keep the prisoner secure.

There are ten prisoners on the loose.

set the prisoner at liberty.

stay a prisoner's execution.

It is the sovereign's will that the prisoner be spared.

The prisoner broke loose.

The verdict was that the prisoner was guilty.

The prisoner is sure to be condemned.

remand prisoners awaiting trial.

a prisoner under close guard.

They hanged the prisoner at dawn.

it is the duty of the prosecution to prove the prisoner's guilt.

a prisoner under house arrest.

Real-world Examples

Why were the Gromflamites holding you prisoner?

Source: Rick and Morty Season 2 (Bilingual)

She was exploited, she says, abused, a prisoner.

Source: CNN 10 Student English February 2018 Collection

The policemen hustled the prisoner into a van.

Source: IELTS Vocabulary: Category Recognition

Researchers tested 80 prisoners to gauge their levels of psychopathy.

Source: Science in 60 Seconds Listening Compilation May 2013

He wants to close that facility and move those prisoners.

Source: CNN Listening Compilation May 2013

And he was a top-security prisoner too.”

Source: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

There were eight million prisoners of war.

Source: Yale University Open Course: European Civilization (Audio Version)

One kiss and I end up your prisoner?

Source: Lost Girl Season 4

You're an escaped prisoner of the Reich.

Source: Casablanca Original Soundtrack

" Take these prisoners down to the cellar, Greyback."

Source: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

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