Prisoner

n.	1.	One who is confined in a prison.
	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. Prisoner of Hope thou art, - look up and sing. - Keble. Prisoner's base See Base, n., 24.

Noun

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prisoner - a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war Synonyms: captive

POW, accused, cageling, captive, chain gang, con, convict, correspondent, defendant, detainee, detenu, ex-convict, gaolbird, internee, jailbird, libelee, lifer, parolee, political prisoner, prisoner of war, respondent, stir bird, suspect, ticket-of-leave man, ticket-of-leaver, trusty, two-time loser