The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Prisoner \Pris"on*er\, n. [F. prisonnier.]
   1. One who is confined in a prison. --Piers Plowman.
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   2. A person under arrest, or in custody, whether in prison or
      not; a person held in involuntary restraint; a captive;
      as, a prisoner at the bar of a court. --Bouvier.
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            Prisoner of Hope thou art, -- look up and sing.
                                                  --Keble.
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   Prisoner's base. See Base, n., 24.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

prisoner
    n 1: a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
         [syn: prisoner, captive]