Meaning

3 senses
  1. A person incarcerated in a prison, while on trial or serving a sentence.

    Two other prisoners were staying in the same cell as him.

    Gefangener, Gefangene, Häftling

    заключённыйzaključónnyj, заключённаяzaključónnaja, ареста́нтarestánt

    в'я́зеньvʺjázenʹ, арешта́нтareštánt, арешта́нткаareštántka

  2. Any person held against their will.

    Gefangener, Gefangene

    пле́нныйplénnyj, пле́нная f esp. POWplénnaja, пле́нникplénnik

    в'я́зеньvʺjázenʹ, полоне́никpolonényk, полоня́нинpolonjányn

  3. A person who is or feels confined or trapped by a situation or a set of circumstances.

    I am no longer a prisoner to fear, for I am a child of God.

    I'm a prisoner of your love.

    a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war

Examples

349 sentences
  1. They don't take prisoners.

    Вони не беруть полонених.

    ruОни не берут пленных.

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  2. The prisoners were set free.

    Полонених відпустили.

    ruПленные были освобождены.

    deDie Gefangenen wurden freigelassen.

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  3. The police are searching for an escaped prisoner.

    Поліція розшукує втеклого в'язня.

    ruПолиция ищет сбежавшего заключенного.

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  4. We're all prisoners.

    Ми всі в'язні.

    ruМы все заключённые.

    deWir alle sind Gefangene.

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  5. The prisoners tried to escape.

    В'язні спробували втікти.

    ruУзники попытались сбежать.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
person incarcerated in a prison:
figurative: any person held against his or her will:
Русский
By meaning 2
person incarcerated in a prison:
figurative: any person held against his or her will:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
person incarcerated in a prison:

Origin

From Middle English prisoner, from Old French prisonier (compare Medieval Latin prisōnāriu

From Middle English prisoner, from Old French prisonier (compare Medieval Latin prisōnārius), equivalent to prison + -er.

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Forms

plural: prisoners
Singularprisoner
Pluralprisoners

regular

Synonyms

5 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war:captive

Word family

12 related words

Collocations

12 patterns
  • the escaped prisoners
  • escaped prisoner
  • the prisoner was
  • release the prisoners
  • escaped prisoners are
  • prisoners have escaped
  • prisoners escape
  • of the prisoners
  • is a prisoner
  • all the prisoners
  • was taken prisoner
  • the prisoners have

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
prisoner — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto