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prisoner


prisoner

noun

Definition of PRISONER

one that has been taken and held in confinement <the prisoners were fed only bread and water twice a day>
Related Words coprisoner; convict, jailbird; arrestee; abductee, kidnappee (or kidnapee)
Near Antonyms custodian, guard, guardian, jailer (also jailor), keeper, marshal (also marshall), warden; abductor, kidnapper (also kidnaper)
Antonyms captor

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