What does "Prisoner" mean?

essentially trapped like a prisoner

Synonym: inmate Opposite: guard

"Prisoner" in a sentence

Real example sentences from TV shows and movies.

Basically a prisoner.

— Black Mirror S5E1

Mongkut turned out to be a 45-year-old prisoner.

— Brooklyn Nine-Nine S5E17

Roll playing… You could be the warden; she could be the prisoner.

— Friends S6E15

He is my prisoner.

— Game of Thrones S1E5

They expect us to just sit here like prisoners.

— Stranger Things S1E7

And then all the other prisoners are gonna be like, "Damn!"

— The Office S4E14

He's a prisoner, not a performer.

— The Truman Show

A prisoner in my own home?

— The Vampire Diaries S1E14

"Prisoner" in TV shows & movies

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