interneenoun [ C ]
uk/ˌɪn.tɜːˈniː/us/ˌɪn.tɝːˈniː/a person who has been put in prison for political or military reasons, especially during a war
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
People held in prison
- captive
- cellmate
- con
- convict
- detainee
- detenu
- gaolbird
- hostage
- inmate
- jailbird
- lag
- lifer
- political prisoner
- pow
- prisoner
- prisoner of conscience
- prisoner of war