prisoner

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- 1.1 Pronunciation
- 1.2 Noun
  - 1.2.1 Related terms
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Prisoner

(Canadian, UK) IPA: /ˈprɪzən/
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Singular
prisoner

Plural
prisoners

prisoner (plural prisoners)

A person incarcerated in a prison, while on trial or serving a sentence.
(figuratively) Any person held against his or her will.

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person incarcerated in a prison

Croatian: zatvorènīk hr(hr) m., zatvorènica hr(hr) f.
Czech: vězeň cs(cs) m.
Dutch: gevangene nl(nl) m. and f.
Esperanto: malliberulo eo(eo)
Finnish: vanki fi(fi)
French: prisonnier fr(fr) m.
Greek: κρατούμενος el(el) (kratoúmenos) m., φυλακισμένος el(el) (fylakisménos) m.
Japanese: 囚人 ja(ja) (shūjin); (prisoner of war) 捕虜 ja(ja) (horyo)

Polish: więzień pl(pl) m.
Portuguese: prisioneiro pt(pt) m.
Russian: заключенный (zakl'učónnyj) m.
Serbian: zatvorenik m., kažnjenik m., zarobljenik m.
Slovene: zapornik m., zapornica f.; jetnik m., jetnica f.
Spanish: prisionero es(es) m.
Swahili: mabusu sw(sw)
Swedish: fånge c., fängelsekund c., intern c.

figurative: any person held against his or her will

Finnish: vanki fi(fi)
French: prisonnier fr(fr) m.
Greek: κρατούμενος el(el) (kratoúmenos) m., φυλακισμένος el(el) (fylakisménos) m., δέσμιος el(el) (ðésmios) m.
Japanese: とりこ ja(ja) (toriko)

Portuguese: prisioneiro pt(pt) m.
Russian: пленный (pl'énnyj) m. esp. POW, пленник (pl'énnik) m., узник (úznik) m.
Serbian: zarobljenik sr(sr), uznik sr(sr)
Slovene: ujetnik m., ujetnica f.
Swedish: fånge sv(sv) c.

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Chinese: 囚犯 (qiú fàn)
German: Gefangener
Icelandic: fangi m.
Italian: prigioniero m.
Kurdish: به‌ندی‌

Norwegian: fange
Old English: hæft
Spanish: preso m.
Ukrainian: в'язень (wjazen') m.

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