jailbirdnoun [ C ]
informal UK old-fashioned gaolbird uk/ˈdʒeɪl.bɜːd/us/ˈdʒeɪl.bɝːd/a person who has been in prison
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
People held in prison
- captive
- cellmate
- con
- convict
- detainee
- detenu
- gaolbird
- hostage
- inmate
- internee
- lag
- lifer
- political prisoner
- pow
- prisoner
- prisoner of conscience
- prisoner of war