prisoner
noun
a person who is confined in prison or kept in custody, especially as the result of legal process.
prisoners
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pluralof prisoner.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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And there may have been even more important acts, if indeed the hotel’s cellars were used to hide escaped French prisoners of war.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026
Iran now says they are being held by Qatar as prisoners and is demanding their release.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026
Before Friday's release, Foro Penal said more than 350 political prisoners remained behind bars.
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
Scotland's prison population hit an all-time high of 8,600 in May - 800 over capacity - despite the early release of 1,400 prisoners serving sentences of less than four years.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
The glasses man had told me that Janowska was also for political prisoners as well as Poles, Romanies, and even some Ukrainians.
From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron
