Prisoner

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /ˈpɹɪzÉ™nÉ™/, /ˈpɹɪznÉ™/
• Canada IPA: /ˈpɹɪzÉ™nəɹ/
• Rhymes: -ɪzÉ™nÉ™(ɹ)

Full definition of prisoner

Noun

1. A person incarcerated in a prison, while on trial or serving a sentence.
2. Any person held against his or her will.
• 1910, Emerson Hough, The Purchase Price Chapter 1, Captain Edward Carlisle, soldier as he was, martinet as he was, felt a curious sensation of helplessness seize upon him as he met her steady gaze, her alluring smile ; he could not tell what this prisoner might do.

Related terms

• imprison
• prison