lifernoun [ C ]
uk/ˈlaɪ.fər/us/ˈlaɪ.fɚ/informalsomeone who has been punished by being put in prison for a very long time or until they die
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
People held in prison
- captive
- cellmate
- con
- convict
- detainee
- detenu
- gaolbird
- hostage
- inmate
- internee
- jailbird
- lag
- political prisoner
- pow
- prisoner
- prisoner of conscience
- prisoner of war