jailbird

1.

A prisoner; one is in prison or who has been confined in prison.

Noun

1.

jailbird - a person serving a sentence in a jail or prison Synonyms: convict, gaolbird, con, inmate

Judas, POW, betrayer, cageling, captive, chain gang, criminal, crook, deceiver, desperado, desperate criminal, detenu, double-dealer, ex-convict, felon, fugitive, gallows bird, gangster, gaolbird, internee, lag, lawbreaker, lifer, loser, mobster, outlaw, political prisoner, prisoner, prisoner of war, public enemy, quisling, racketeer, scofflaw, stir bird, swindler, thief, thug, ticket-of-leave man, ticket-of-leaver, traitor, trusty, two-timer