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Definition of prisoners - 2 dictionary results

pris⋅on⋅er

[priz-uh-ner, priz-ner]
–noun
1. a person who is confined in prison or kept in custody, esp. as the result of legal process.
2. prisoner of war.
3. a person or thing that is deprived of liberty or kept in restraint.

Origin:
1300–50; ME < AF. See prison, -er 2
pris·on·er   (prĭz'ə-nər, prĭz'nər)   
n.  
  1. A person held in custody, captivity, or a condition of forcible restraint, especially while on trial or serving a prison sentence.
  2. One deprived of freedom of expression or action: "He was a prisoner of his own personality—of that given set of traits that . . . predisposed him to see the world in a certain way, to make certain moves, certain choices" (William H. Hallahan).
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