Prisoner — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pɹˈɪzənɚ/

🇬🇧British English

/pɹˈɪzənə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pɹˈɪzənə/

3 syllables Say it as /pɹˈɪzənɚ/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

captive

Word Forms

captive

adjective

being in captivity

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Gefangene

eine Person, die eingesperrt ist; vor allem ein Kriegsgefangener

🇫🇷French

prisonnier

une personne confinée; surtout un prisonnier de guerre

🇪🇸Spanish

prisionero

una persona que está confinada; especialmente un prisionero de guerra

🇮🇹Italian

prigioniero

una persona detenuta; soprattutto prigioniero di guerra

🇳🇱Dutch

gevangene

een persoon die is opgesloten; vooral krijgsgevangene

🇵🇹Portuguese

prisioneiro

uma pessoa que está confinada; especialmente um prisioneiro de guerra

🇷🇺Russian

заключенный

человек, находящийся в заключении; особенно военнопленный

India

🇮🇳Hindi

कैदी

एक व्यक्ति जो सीमित है; खासकर युद्धबंदी

🇧🇩Bengali

বন্দী

একজন ব্যক্তি যিনি আবদ্ধ; বিশেষ করে যুদ্ধবন্দী

🇮🇳Tamil

கைதி

கட்டுப்படுத்தப்பட்ட ஒரு நபர்; குறிப்பாக ஒரு போர் கைதி

🇮🇳Telugu

ఖైదీ

పరిమితమైన వ్యక్తి; ముఖ్యంగా యుద్ధ ఖైదీ

🇮🇳Marathi

कैदी

बंदिस्त असलेली व्यक्ती; विशेषतः युद्धकैदी

🇮🇳Gujarati

કેદી

એક વ્યક્તિ જે મર્યાદિત છે; ખાસ કરીને યુદ્ધ કેદી

🇮🇳Kannada

ಖೈದಿ

ಸೀಮಿತವಾಗಿರುವ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿ; ವಿಶೇಷವಾಗಿ ಯುದ್ಧ ಕೈದಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

തടവുകാരൻ

ഒതുങ്ങിയിരിക്കുന്ന ഒരു വ്യക്തി; പ്രത്യേകിച്ച് യുദ്ധത്തടവുകാരൻ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਕੈਦੀ

ਇੱਕ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ ਜੋ ਸੀਮਤ ਹੈ; ਖਾਸ ਕਰਕੇ ਜੰਗੀ ਕੈਦੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

قیدی

ایک شخص جو قید ہے؛ خاص طور پر جنگی قیدی

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

囚犯

被限制的人；尤其是战俘

🇯🇵Japanese

囚人

監禁されている人。特に捕虜

🇰🇷Korean

죄인

갇혀 있는 사람; 특히 전쟁 포로

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tù nhân

một người bị giam giữ; đặc biệt là một tù nhân chiến tranh

🇹🇭Thai

นักโทษ

บุคคลที่ถูกกักขัง โดยเฉพาะเชลยศึก

🇮🇩Indonesian

tawanan

seseorang yang dikurung; khususnya tawanan perang

🇵🇭Filipino

bilanggo

isang tao na nakakulong; lalo na ang isang bilanggo ng digmaan

🇲🇾Malay

banduan

seseorang yang terkurung; terutamanya tawanan perang

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

سجين

شخص محصور؛ وخاصة أسير الحرب

🇮🇷Persian

زندانی

شخصی که محصور است؛ مخصوصاً یک اسیر جنگی

🇹🇷Turkish

mahkum

hapsedilmiş bir kişi; özellikle bir savaş esiri

🇮🇱Hebrew

אָסִיר

אדם מרותק; במיוחד שבוי מלחמה

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What is the primary definition of the word 'prisoner'?

The primary meaning of 'prisoner' is 'a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war'.

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Using 'prisoner' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'prisoner' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'prisoner' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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