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coprisoner

noun

Definition of coprisonernext
as in prisoner

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  1. prisoner
  2. capture
  3. captive
Noun
  • Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum in Poland argues that artworks made by prisoners forced to do so in Nazi concentration camps are not their legal property.
    — Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Krieps played the notorious wife of a Nazi concentration camp commander, Ilsa Koch, who was said to torture prisoners and make household objects out of human skin.
    — Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of prisoner
Noun
  • Still, nothing in the war has seemed as startling or as consequential as their breakneck assault last week, which centered on the capture of Mokha, a major port city on the Red Sea, and Perim, a tiny island at the southern entrance to the waterway.
    — Kareem Fahim, New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2026
  • This capacitive button gives you instant access to the camera to snap photos, capture video, or tweak settings such as exposure, depth of field, and zoom.
    — Kimberly Gedeon, PC Magazine, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of capture
Noun
  • Jacob and the Reacher-Green duo are once again captives, being (separately) driven to remote spots for execution.
    — Chris Klimek, Vulture, 2 Sep. 2026
  • In a video widely shared on social media on Monday, a voice threatened to execute the captives if security operations against them continued.
    — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 28 Aug. 2026
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“Coprisoner.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coprisoner. Accessed 26 Sep. 2026.

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