gaolbirdnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈdʒeɪl.bɜːd/us/ˈdʒeɪl.bɝːd/UKold-fashioned for jailbird
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People held in prison
- captive
- cellmate
- con
- convict
- detainee
- detenu
- hostage
- inmate
- internee
- jailbird
- lag
- lifer
- political prisoner
- pow
- prisoner
- prisoner of conscience
- prisoner of war