prisoner (A2)
noun
Pronunciation: /ˈprɪz.ən.ər/
Definition
A person who is kept in a prison as a punishment for a crime or while waiting for a trial.
Examples
The prisoner was given a life sentence.
He was held as a prisoner of war.
The prison housed over 500 prisoners.
How to Use prisoner
- prisoner of war (collocation)
- A person captured and held by an enemy during wartime. — "The treaty stipulated the exchange of prisoners of war."
- prisoner of [something] (prepositional phrase)
- Someone who is controlled or unable to escape from a situation or feeling. — "He was a prisoner of his own guilt."
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