detaineenoun [ C ]
uk/ˌdiː.teɪˈniː/us/ˌdiː.teɪˈniː/a person who has been officially ordered to stay in a prison or similar place, especially for political reasons:
a political detainee
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
People held in prison
- captive
- cellmate
- con
- convict
- detenu
- gaolbird
- hostage
- inmate
- internee
- jailbird
- lag
- lifer
- political prisoner
- pow
- prisoner
- prisoner of conscience
- prisoner of war