prisoner
a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
How often you will meet it
Rank 1,502 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 12,179 times across 175,160 chapters — 0.006% of every word in the library.
What it means
noun
- a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war also: captive
prisoner in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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Except for the daily attendance at school, he was virtually a prisoner.
The Soul of a Child · Edwin Björkman · Chapter 1
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And followed by Morgan Fenwolf and the others, with the prisoner, he strode up the hill.
Windsor Castle · William Harrison Ainsworth · Chapter 1
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This said, he sucked, my mistress blushing smiled, Since Love was both her prisoner and her child.
Elizabethan Sonnet Cycles: Phillis - Licia · Martha Foote [Editor] Crow · Chapter 1
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The prisoner narrated all this in nervous haste, though he had already given every particular, time and again.
Lahoma · J. Breckenridge (John Breckenridge) Ellis · Chapter 1
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There was noticed, among the mounted men, a young man of distinguished appearance and richly dressed, who appeared to be a prisoner.
The Countess of Saint Geran Celebrated Crimes · Alexandre Dumas · Chapter 1