Prisoner vs Prison - What's the difference?
prisoner | prison |
A person incarcerated in a prison, while on trial or serving a sentence.
Any person held against their will.
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*:Captain Edward Carlisle, soldier as he was, martinet as he was, felt a curious sensation of helplessness seize upon him as he met her steady gaze, her alluring smile?; he could not tell what this prisoner might do.
A place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes, or otherwise considered undesirable by the government.
(uncountable) Confinement in prison.
(colloquial) Any restrictive environment, such as a harsh academy or home.
Prisoner is a derived term of prison.
As nouns the difference between prisoner and prison
is that prisoner is a person incarcerated in a prison, while on trial or serving a sentence while prison is a place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes, or otherwise considered undesirable by the government.As a verb prison is
to imprison.prisoner
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(wikipedia prisoner)Noun
(en noun)prison
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(wikipedia prison)Noun
- The cold stone walls of the prison had stood for over a century.
- Prison was a harrowing experience for him.
- The academy was a prison for many of its students because of its strict teachers.