n. [ F. prisonnier. ] 1. One who is confined in a prison. Piers Plowman. [ 1913 Webster ]
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. [ 1913 Webster ]
Prisoner of Hope thou art, -- look up and sing. Keble. [ 1913 Webster ]
Prisoner's base. See Base, n., 24. [ 1913 Webster ]