prisoner
/ˈprɪznə(r)/noun
उच्चारण प्रिज़्नर
क़ैदी, बंदी
Basic word
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[C]
a person who is kept in prison as a punishment, or while they are waiting for trial; a person who has been captured, for example by an enemy, and is being kept somewhere
क़ैदी, बंदी
- a political prisoner
- prisoners of war
- The prisoner was released after ten years.
+ 2 more examples
- Prisoners are given simple meals in jail.
- The prisoner escaped but was caught again.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Idioms and collocations, asked often: take sb prisoner (capture somebody), prisoner of war (POW, a soldier captured by the enemy during a war), prisoner of conscience (a person imprisoned for their political or religious beliefs).
Idioms और collocations अक्सर पूछे जाते हैं: take sb prisoner (किसी को बंदी बनाना), prisoner of war (POW, युद्ध के दौरान शत्रु द्वारा पकड़ा गया सैनिक, युद्धबंदी), prisoner of conscience (राजनीतिक या धार्मिक विश्वासों के लिए क़ैद व्यक्ति)।
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One-word substitution
A person kept as a guarantee in exchange for demands is a hostage; a person found guilty of a crime and in prison a convict; a person kept in prison before trial an undertrial; the place where prisoners are kept a prison or jail.
माँगों के बदले गारंटी के रूप में रखा व्यक्ति hostage (बंधक); अपराध का दोषी और जेल में व्यक्ति convict (सज़ायाफ़्ता); मुक़दमे से पहले जेल में रखा व्यक्ति undertrial (विचाराधीन क़ैदी); क़ैदियों को रखने की जगह prison या jail।
General knowledge
The Cellular Jail (Kala Pani) in Port Blair held many freedom fighters, including Veer Savarkar.
पोर्ट ब्लेयर की सेलुलर जेल (काला पानी) में वीर सावरकर सहित कई स्वतंत्रता सेनानी बंदी रहे।