Synonyms for prisoner
Definitions
- n. 1
A person incarcerated in a prison, while on trial or serving a sentence.
Two other prisoners were staying in the same cell as him.
Related words
- Word family
- prison
- Phrases
- prisoner exchange prisoner swap
- Is a kind of
- captive convict jailbird
Forms
- Plural
- prisoners → inmates, convicts, captives, defendants…
Example sentences
- inmate Miroslav told Rima the story of each fellow inmate.
- defendant We, the jury, find the defendant guilty of murder.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| prisoner | steady | |
| inmate | steady | |
| defendant | falling | |
| internee | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 6 letters
- inmate2
- 7 letters
- captive2, convict2
- 8 letters
- internee3
- 9 letters
- defendant3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (inmate2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- prisonnier
- Italiano
- prigioniero
- Español
- preso
- Deutsch
- Gefangener