prisoner

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   A person who is kept in a prison.

   The prisoners were allowed one hour of exercise each day.

2. 2
   noun

   Any person held somewhere against their will.

   The soldiers were taken prisoner during the battle.

3. 3
   noun

   Someone who feels trapped by a situation they cannot change.

   She felt like a prisoner of her own fear.

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

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