prisoner
Translation
prisoner
Examples
The prisoner escaped from the jail.
The prisoner escaped from the jail.
He was a prisoner of his own fears.
He was a prisoner of his own fears.
Grammar Patterns
((a prisoner of sth.)) to be trapped by a situation or feeling He became a prisoner of his own success.
Similar Words
Synonyms: inmate, convict, captive
Etymology
From 'prison' + the suffix '-er', which denotes a person.
Memory Tips
A 'prison-er' is a person ('-er') in a 'prison'. It's a very direct word.