prisoners
plural of “prisoner” — a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
An inflected form of prisoner · plural.
How often you will meet it
Rank 2,438 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 7,039 times across 155,139 chapters — 0.003% of every word in the library.
What it means
noun
- a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war also: captive
prisoners in real books
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Those Zeitoonli wives of ours bound the Arab prisoners hand and foot.
The Eye of Zeitoon · Talbot Mundy · Chapter 1
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Prisoners have been known to shed tears over the grave of their jailer.
Other People's Money · Emile Gaboriau · Chapter 1
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Three prisoners were draped in coverings so as to completely disguise their height.
The Lerouge Case · Emile Gaboriau · Chapter 1
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The prisoners taken in war are either rendered slaves to the conquerors, sold, or slain, according to pleasure.
The pirates own book · Charles Ellms · Chapter 1
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Indeed, it was his chief delight to create a storm, in order to add to the list of his prisoners.
The Yellow Fairy Book: The Grateful Beasts · World Traditions (Celtic, Norse, Asian & Persian) · Chapter 1