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prisoner en · NOUN

Pronunciation

/ˈpɹɪznɚ/ (Canada, General-American)
/ˈpɹɪznə/ (Australia)
/ˈpɹɪznə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
(California) audio
/ˈpɹɪzənə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
(Southern-England) audio
audio Connecticut
/ˈpɹɪzənɚ/ (Canada, General-American)
/ˈpɹɪzənə/ (Australia)

Etymology

From Middle English prisoner, from Old French prisonier (compare Medieval Latin prisōnārius), equivalent to prison + -er.

Meanings

A person incarcerated in a prison, while on trial or serving a sentence.
- American journalist Evan Gershkovich and former US Marine Paul Whelan were among the 24 detainees released as part of a complex prisoner swap between Russia, the US and other Western nations. […] Krasikov, a former high-ranking FSB colonel serving a life sentence in a German prison, was on the top of Moscow’s list of Russian prisoners it wanted to exchange. 2024 August 1, Ivana Kottasová and Anna Chernova, “Who was freed in major prisoner swap between Russia and the West?”, in CNN:
- Two other prisoners were staying in the same cell as him.
- The evidence disclosed that the three prisoners were in a public-house together with the prosecutor, Abraham Rhodes, and that in concert with the other two prisoners, the prisoner John Dewhirst placed a pencase on the table in the room where they were assembled, and left the room to get writing-paper. 1861, Edward William Cox, Reports of Cases in Criminal Law:
Any person held against their will.
- 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. 1910, Emerson Hough, chapter I, in The Purchase Price: Or The Cause of Compromise, Indianapolis, Ind.: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, →OCLC:
- And gainſt the General we will lift our ſwords / And either lanch his greedie thirſting throat, / Or take him priſoner, and his chaine ſhall ſerue / For Manackles, till he be ranſom’d home. c. 1587–1588 (date written), [Christopher Marlowe], Tamburlaine the Great. […] The First Part […], 2nd edition, part 1, London: […] [R. Robinson for] Richard Iones, […], published 1592, →OCLC; reprinted as Tamburlaine the Great (A Scolar Press Facsimile), Menston, Yorkshire; London: Scolar Press, 1973, →ISBN, Act I, scene ii:
A person who is or feels confined or trapped by a situation or a set of circumstances.
- I am no longer a prisoner to fear, for I am a child of God.
- You're not a hit and run driver, no no, racing away. You just picked up a hitcher, a prisoner of the white lines on the freeway 1976, “Coyote”, in Hejira, performed by Joni Mitchell:
- I'm a prisoner of your love.

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
prisoners	Number=Plur		lexicographic

Translations (270)

be пало́нны (figurative: any person held against his or her will) · sq i burgosun (person incarcerated in a prison) · pt prisioneiro (person incarcerated in a prison) · mr कैदी (person incarcerated in a prison) · ilo balud (person incarcerated in a prison) · lv gūsteknis (person incarcerated in a prison) · sk väzeň (figurative: any person held against his or her will) · hy բանտարկյալ (person incarcerated in a prison) · pt preso (person incarcerated in a prison) · bn জিন্দানবাসী (person incarcerated in a prison) · cs vězeňkyně (figurative: any person held against his or her will) · ro pușcăriaș (person incarcerated in a prison) · uk арешта́нт (person incarcerated in a prison) · sh заробљѐнӣк (person incarcerated in a prison) · vo fanäban (figurative: any person held against his or her will) · ko 죄인 (person incarcerated in a prison) · bg затво́рник (person incarcerated in a prison) · hu fogoly (person incarcerated in a prison) · pl więźniarka (person incarcerated in a prison) · vo fanäböpäb (person incarcerated in a prison) · ko 기결수 (person incarcerated in a prison) · de Gefangene (figurative: any person held against his or her will) · sl zapornik (person incarcerated in a prison) · nl gevangene (person incarcerated in a prison) · mt priġunier (person incarcerated in a prison) · ko 수감자 (person incarcerated in a prison) · kmr bendî (person incarcerated in a prison) · pl jeniec (figurative: any person held against his or her will) · ru у́зник (figurative: any person held against his or her will) · mfe prizonie (person incarcerated in a prison) · pdt Jefangna (figurative: any person held against his or her will) · ko 재소자 (person incarcerated in a prison) · be арышта́нт (person incarcerated in a prison) · is bandingi (person incarcerated in a prison) · ka პატიმარი (person incarcerated in a prison) · ast prisioneru (figurative: any person held against his or her will) · it prigioniera (person incarcerated in a prison) · mk затвореница (person incarcerated in a prison) · sq rob (person incarcerated in a prison) · ja 囚人 (person incarcerated in a prison) · it prigioniero (person incarcerated in a prison) · yi אַרעסטאַנט (person incarcerated in a prison) · ca presoner (figurative: any person held against his or her will) · sq i burgosur (person incarcerated in a prison) · ga príosúnach (person incarcerated in a prison) · ka ტუსაღი (person incarcerated in a prison) · sw mahabusu (person incarcerated in a prison) · fa زندانی (person incarcerated in a prison) · ga príosúnach (figurative: any person held against his or her will) · et karistatu (person incarcerated in a prison) · egy x:n:r-A13 (person incarcerated in a prison) · hil bilanggo (person incarcerated in a prison) · mn хоригдол (person incarcerated in a prison) · de Gefängnisinsasse (person incarcerated in a prison) · mk затвореник (person incarcerated in a prison) · el φυλακισμένος (person incarcerated in a prison) · ar مَحْبُوس (person incarcerated in a prison) · pt preso (figurative: any person held against his or her will) · bn বন্দী (person incarcerated in a prison) · ja とりこ (figurative: any person held against his or her will) · pt prisioneiro (figurative: any person held against his or her will) · tew pan (person incarcerated in a prison) · el κρατούμενος (person incarcerated in a prison) · my ထောင်သား (person incarcerated in a prison) · sh ȕznīk (figurative: any person held against his or her will) · be арышта́нтка (person incarcerated in a prison) · grc δεσμώτης (person incarcerated in a prison) · ky камалуучу (person incarcerated in a prison) · tr esir (person incarcerated in a prison) · ca pres (person incarcerated in a prison) · gd prìosanach (person incarcerated in a prison) · ru пле́нная f esp. POW (figurative: any person held against his or her will) · fa اسیر (person incarcerated in a prison) · ar سَجِينَة (person incarcerated in a prison) · bg пле́нник (figurative: any person held against his or her will) · bg затво́рница (person incarcerated in a prison) · be пало́ннік (figurative: any person held against his or her will) · sh затворѐнӣк (person incarcerated in a prison) · es prisionero (person incarcerated in a prison) · ml തടവുപുള്ളി (person incarcerated in a prison) · uk в'я́зень (figurative: any person held against his or her will) · ast presu (figurative: any person held against his or her will) · az əsir (person incarcerated in a prison) · hu rab (person incarcerated in a prison) · eo malliberulo (person incarcerated in a prison) · sa see Thesaurus:बन्दिन् (person incarcerated in a prison) · tr mahpus (person incarcerated in a prison) · sh zarobljènīk (figurative: any person held against his or her will) · sl ujetnik (figurative: any person held against his or her will) · tyv кара-бажыңнаттырган (person incarcerated in a prison) · mk затвореничка (person incarcerated in a prison) · chr ᎠᏴᎩ (figurative: any person held against his or her will) · be няво́льнік (figurative: any person held against his or her will) · tl kalabos (person incarcerated in a prison) · tg маҳбус (person incarcerated in a prison) · sl jetnik (person incarcerated in a prison) · de Häftling (person incarcerated in a prison) · ru ареста́нтка (person incarcerated in a prison) · el κρατούμενος (figurative: any person held against his or her will) · jra mơnă (person incarcerated in a prison) · kmr êsîr (person incarcerated in a prison) · uz asir (person incarcerated in a prison) · is fangi (person incarcerated in a prison) · sh zarobljènica (person incarcerated in a prison) · sh ȕznica (figurative: any person held against his or her will) · gl prisioneiro (person incarcerated in a prison) · br prizoniad (person incarcerated in a prison) · ru заключённая (person incarcerated in a prison) · km អ្នកទោស (person incarcerated in a prison) · ga cime (person incarcerated in a prison) · ar مَحْبُوسَة (person incarcerated in a prison) · fr prisonnière (person incarcerated in a prison) · mn хоригдогч (person incarcerated in a prison) · kk қамалған (person incarcerated in a prison) · sh заробљѐнӣк (figurative: any person held against his or her will) · he אָסִיר (person incarcerated in a prison) · ca pres (figurative: any person held against his or her will) · be вя́зень (person incarcerated in a prison) · lv ieslodzītais (person incarcerated in a prison) · te ఖైదీ (person incarcerated in a prison) · ar سَجِين (person incarcerated in a prison) · sh затворѐница (person incarcerated in a prison) · pdt Jefangna (person incarcerated in a prison) · ky туткун (person incarcerated in a prison) · sl jetnica (person incarcerated in a prison) · sv fånge (person incarcerated in a prison) · gd prìosanach (figurative: any person held against his or her will) · ang rǣpling (person incarcerated in a prison) · sv intern (person incarcerated in a prison) · lt kalinys (person incarcerated in a prison) · hi क़ैदी (person incarcerated in a prison) · sk väzeňkyňa (person incarcerated in a prison) · ast presu (person incarcerated in a prison) · ug مەھبۇس (person incarcerated in a prison) · cs vězeň (person incarcerated in a prison) · gl preso (person incarcerated in a prison) · tl bilanggo (person incarcerated in a prison) · de Gefangene (person incarcerated in a prison) · th นักโทษ (person incarcerated in a prison) · eo kaptito (person incarcerated in a prison) · lo ນັກໂທດ (person incarcerated in a prison) · ru ареста́нт (person incarcerated in a prison) · fr prisonnière (figurative: any person held against his or her will) · km ឈ្លើយ (person incarcerated in a prison) · et vang (person incarcerated in a prison) · sh у̏зница (figurative: any person held against his or her will) · uk полоне́на (figurative: any person held against his or her will) · sl zapornica (person incarcerated in a prison) · ceb bilanggo (person incarcerated in a prison) · sh zatvorènīk (person incarcerated in a prison) · ms banduan (person incarcerated in a prison) · fa محبوس (person incarcerated in a prison) · ru пле́нница (figurative: any person held against his or her will) · bg пле́нница (figurative: any person held against his or her will) · lo ຊະເລີຍ (person incarcerated in a prison) · uk арешта́нтка (person incarcerated in a prison) · sk väzeň (person incarcerated in a prison) · pl więzień (person incarcerated in a prison) · sk väzeňkyňa (figurative: any person held against his or her will) · eo prizonulo (person incarcerated in a prison) · el φυλακισμένος (figurative: any person held against his or her will) · cs zajatec (figurative: any person held against his or her will) · km មនុស្សទោស (person incarcerated in a prison) · be вя́зень (figurative: any person held against his or her will) · uk бра́нець (figurative: any person held against his or her will) · ml തടവുകാരൻ (person incarcerated in a prison) · es preso (person incarcerated in a prison) · uz mahbus (person incarcerated in a prison) · uk в'я́зень (person incarcerated in a prison) · non bandingi (person incarcerated in a prison) · sh у̏знӣк (figurative: any person held against his or her will) · sh kȁžnjenīk (person incarcerated in a prison) · uk бра́нка (figurative: any person held against his or her will) · th เชลย (person incarcerated in a prison) · kk тұтқын (person incarcerated in a prison) · sh zarobljènīk (person incarcerated in a prison) · sh zarobljènica (figurative: any person held against his or her will) · vo fanäb (person incarcerated in a prison) · hi बँधुआ (person incarcerated in a prison) · gl preso (figurative: any person held against his or her will) · ur بندی (person incarcerated in a prison) · ko 죄수 (person incarcerated in a prison) · vo jifanäböpäb (person incarcerated in a prison) · kk қорытылған (person incarcerated in a prison) · es prisionero (figurative: any person held against his or her will) · ru заключённый (person incarcerated in a prison) · fr prisonnier (person incarcerated in a prison) · he אֲסִירָה (person incarcerated in a prison) · tr mahkum (person incarcerated in a prison) · fa بندی (person incarcerated in a prison) · ta கைதி (person incarcerated in a prison) · vi tù nhân (person incarcerated in a prison) · mt maqbud (person incarcerated in a prison) · sh заробљѐница (person incarcerated in a prison) · de Strafgefangener (person incarcerated in a prison) · vo hifanäban (figurative: any person held against his or her will) · sk zajatec (figurative: any person held against his or her will) · uk полоня́нин (figurative: any person held against his or her will) · sv fängelsekund (person incarcerated in a prison) · cmn 囚犯 (person incarcerated in a prison) · ru у́зница (figurative: any person held against his or her will) · tk tussag (person incarcerated in a prison) · mi herehere (person incarcerated in a prison) · sk zajatkyňa (figurative: any person held against his or her will) · be пало́нніца (figurative: any person held against his or her will) · ru пле́нный (figurative: any person held against his or her will) · bg затво́рничка (person incarcerated in a prison) · kmr girtî (person incarcerated in a prison) · got 𐌱𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌾𐌰 (person incarcerated in a prison) · tr tutsak (figurative: any person held against his or her will) · kmr zindanî (person incarcerated in a prison) · bo བཙོན་པ (person incarcerated in a prison) · es preso (figurative: any person held against his or her will) · ur قیدی (person incarcerated in a prison) · la captus (person incarcerated in a prison) · kmr dîl (person incarcerated in a prison) · uz bandi (person incarcerated in a prison) · sv fånge (figurative: any person held against his or her will) · hi बंदी (person incarcerated in a prison) · uk полоня́нка (figurative: any person held against his or her will) · bg пле́нничка (figurative: any person held against his or her will) · el δέσμιος (figurative: any person held against his or her will) · az məhbus (person incarcerated in a prison) · fi vanki (figurative: any person held against his or her will) · gl prisioneiro (figurative: any person held against his or her will) · sh заробљѐница (figurative: any person held against his or her will) · fi vanki (person incarcerated in a prison) · sl ujetnica (figurative: any person held against his or her will) · vo jifanäban (figurative: any person held against his or her will) · cs vězeň (figurative: any person held against his or her will) · id tahanan (person incarcerated in a prison) · fr prisonnier (figurative: any person held against his or her will) · ab абаандаҩы́ (person incarcerated in a prison) · sm pāgotā (person incarcerated in a prison) · ht prizonye (person incarcerated in a prison) · hi बद्धक (person incarcerated in a prison) · ps اسير (person incarcerated in a prison) · be няво́льніца (figurative: any person held against his or her will) · ro prizonier (person incarcerated in a prison) · ota اسیر (person incarcerated in a prison) · sw mfungwa (person incarcerated in a prison) · tg асир (person incarcerated in a prison) · uz mahkum (person incarcerated in a prison) · sh ка̏жњенӣк (person incarcerated in a prison) · sh zatvorènica (person incarcerated in a prison) · lv cietumnieks (person incarcerated in a prison) · be зняво́лены (person incarcerated in a prison) · ru пле́нник (figurative: any person held against his or her will) · lb Prisonnéier (person incarcerated in a prison) · de Gefangener (person incarcerated in a prison) · ast prisioneru (person incarcerated in a prison) · uk полоне́ник (figurative: any person held against his or her will) · oc presonièr (person incarcerated in a prison) · ca presoner (person incarcerated in a prison) · da fange (person incarcerated in a prison) · fo fangi (person incarcerated in a prison) · be пало́нная (figurative: any person held against his or her will) · ps بندي (person incarcerated in a prison) · tr esir (figurative: any person held against his or her will) · nb fange (person incarcerated in a prison) · vo hifanäböpäb (person incarcerated in a prison) · tg зиндони (person incarcerated in a prison) · de Gefangener (figurative: any person held against his or her will) · kk қамалушы (person incarcerated in a prison) · lb Gefaangenen (person incarcerated in a prison) · tk ýesir (person incarcerated in a prison) · cs vězeňkyně (person incarcerated in a prison) · uk полоне́ний (figurative: any person held against his or her will) · cs zajatkyně (figurative: any person held against his or her will) · ja 捕虜 (person incarcerated in a prison)

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