Meaning

  1. A person incarcerated in a prison, while on trial or serving a sentence.
  2. Any person held against their will.
  3. A person who is or feels confined or trapped by a situation or a set of circumstances.

Frequency

B1
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈpɹɪzənə/
Etymology

In summary

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

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