coprisoner

noun

Definition of coprisonernext
as in prisoner

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  1. prisoner
  2. capture
  3. captive
Noun
  • Alicent and Helaena will be held prisoner until Aemond is found and killed.
    — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 6 July 2026
  • The river has risen again and again, and in 1993, the Mississippi did not go over the levee, at first, but under it, burrowing a tunnel like a prisoner seeking freedom.
    — Andrew Carter, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026
Definition of prisoner
Noun
  • To make the digital instruction feel authentic, Huang used motion-capture technology to record the movements of real-life dance teachers — with their permission.
    — Chloe Veltman, NPR, 11 July 2026
  • Those phones can’t be used to browse the internet, access social media or contact friends and family, serving primarily to receive production texts and capture photos instead.
    — Angelique Brenes, PEOPLE, 11 July 2026
Definition of capture
Noun
  • The hijackers had threatened to execute the 106 captives if their demands were not met.
    — Anne Neuberger, The Atlantic, 3 July 2026
  • It is thought to be the only slave revolution in history where the former captives overthrew their rulers and went on to govern the country themselves.
    — Nick Miller, New York Times, 12 June 2026
Definition of captive
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