detainee
detainee · detainees
затриманий, затримана
задержанный
Häftling, Gefangener
Someone who is detained, especially in custody or confinementSomeone who is detained, especially in custody or confinement.
/ˌdɪteɪˈniː/
» Tom and the other detainees have been released.
Meaning
1 sensesSomeone who is detained, especially in custody or confinement.
Häftling, Gefangener
задержанныйzaderžannyj
затри́манийzatrýmanyj, затри́манаzatrýmana
some held in custody
Examples
8 sentencesTom and the other detainees have been released.
What's happening to those detainees isn't funny at all.
It’s sad when a child is a detainee of our government.
Three detainees broke out of the prison where they were locked up.
The detainee struggled in the tight handcuffs, but the police paid him no attention.
Translations
7 languagesУкраїнська
By meaning 1
one who is detained:
Русский
By meaning 1
one who is detained:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
one who is detained:
Origin
From detain + -ee.From detain + -ee.
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Forms
plural: detaineesSynonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- some held in custody:political detainee
Word family
2 related wordsRelateddetain
Derivedghost detainee