All prisoner synonyms
pris·on·er
P p noun prisoner
- captive — A captive person or animal is being kept imprisoned or enclosed.
- jailbird — a person who is or has been confined in jail; convict or ex-convict.
- litigant — a person engaged in a lawsuit.
- bondman — a feudal serf
- bondmen — a male slave.
- bondservant — a serf or slave
- bondwoman — a female serf or slave
- hellhound — a mythical watchdog of hell.
- convict — If someone is convicted of a crime, they are found guilty of that crime in a law court.
- gaolbird — Alternative spelling of jailbird.
- criminal — A criminal is a person who regularly commits crimes.
- hostage — a person given or held as security for the fulfillment of certain conditions or terms, promises, etc., by another.
- appellant — An appellant is someone who is appealing against a court's decision after they have been judged guilty of a crime.
- detainee — A detainee is someone who is held prisoner by a government because of his or her political views or activities.
- defendant — A defendant is a person who has been accused of breaking the law and is being tried in court.
- malefactor — a person who violates the law; criminal.
- inmate — a person who is confined in a prison, hospital, etc.
- internee — a person who is or has been interned, as a prisoner of war.