coprisoner

noun

Definition of coprisonernext
as in prisoner

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  1. prisoner
  2. capture
  3. captive
Noun
  • Reuters said that many of the prisoners exonerated through Krasner's efforts were Black.
    Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024
  • Over the past 10 days, White Helmets already collected more than 400 dead bodies of prisoners and discovered more than 100 mass graves, Anselmo said.
    Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA TODAY, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of prisoner
Noun
  • He was recognized by a McDonald's employee early Monday morning, leading to his capture.
    Amanda Castro, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
  • After the capture of Damascus, the rebels instructed Assad’s Prime Minister Mohammad Ghazi al-Jalali to continue his duties alongside his cabinet until a transitional team is assigned.
    Mostafa Salem, CNN, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of capture
Noun
  • Goethe, Heine, Johann Joachim Winckelmann, and Theodor Fontane were each its willing captive.
    Thomas Meaney, The New Yorker, 25 Nov. 2024
  • Russian forces have captured a British man fighting with the Ukrainian army in Russia's Kursk region, Russia's RIA news agency cited a security source as saying after a video of a captive emerged over the weekend.
    Lidia Kelly and Sachin Ravikumar, USA TODAY, 25 Nov. 2024
Definition of captive
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