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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Karpenko was well-known for posting video interviews with Russian prisoners of war to his YouTube channel.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
The troupe operated from 1958 through 1965, making it the first extended prison theater program in the U.S. launched by prisoners.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026
The woman said prisoners had been give two-litre bottles of water after initially being handed flavoured water.
From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026
Weaving together material adapted from several ancient Greek sources, Ferdia Lennon’s novel is a tragicomic reimagining of the experience of Athenian prisoners captured during the disastrous Sicilian Expedition of 415-13 B.C.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
Her world consisted of this cubicle and the corridor outside—and soon I began to see the wisdom of this narrowed vision, and why prisoners instinctively shied away from questions about their larger lives.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
