prisoner
noun
Origin of prisoner
Related Words for prisoner
hostage, convict, captive, detainee, tough, culprit, lag, loser, con, jailbird, lifer, internee, yardbirdExamples from the Web for prisoner
Contemporary Examples of prisoner
And now, similarly, former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee: "Bend over and take it like a prisoner!"
Clickbait title notwithstanding, Bend Over and Take It Like a Prisoner!
One prisoner, who was left naked and shackled to a cold floor, died of suspected hypothermia.
He was found guilty and sentenced to life in 1982, but released in 1985 in a prisoner exchange.
Apparently all of the staff had done it at some point, but as a prisoner my experience was rare.
Historical Examples of prisoner
But for the knowledge that he was a prisoner, Robert would have enjoyed his present situation.
Brave and BoldHoratio Alger
Daubenton and a huissier departed with the prisoner and four gendarmes.
I trust that I am now the prisoner of some honorable knight or gentleman.
The White CompanyArthur Conan Doyle
Even after the shutting of the door behind the prisoner, the pause endured for some moments.
Within the LawMarvin Dana
Mother's made a prisoner of the professor already, but he doesn't know it.
In the Midst of AlarmsRobert Barr