pris´on•er
n. [F. prisonnier.]
1. One who is confined in a prison. Piers Plowman.
2. A person under arrest, or in custody, whether in prison or not; a person held in involuntary restraint; a captive; as a prisoner at the bar of a court. Bouvier. “Prisoner of Hope thou art, — look up and sing.” Keble. Prisoner’s base. See Base, n., 24.
1. One who is confined in a prison. Piers Plowman.
2. A person under arrest, or in custody, whether in prison or not; a person held in involuntary restraint; a captive; as a prisoner at the bar of a court. Bouvier. “Prisoner of Hope thou art, — look up and sing.” Keble. Prisoner’s base. See Base, n., 24.
Meaning of “prisoner” in English language – noun a person who is in prison ○ The pri...
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