prisoner

a person who is kept in prison as a punishment for committing a crime or while waiting for a trial

prisionero, recluso

• be a prisoner of war

Collocations prisoner of war · political prisoner

• He was sentenced to five years in prison as a prisoner.

  Fue condenado a cinco años de prisión como prisionero.

a person who is being held by the police or other authorities, often before they are formally charged with an offense

detenido, arrestado

• be a prisoner of circumstances

Collocations police prisoner · prisoner of war

• The police arrested him and he became a prisoner.

  La policía lo arrestó y se convirtió en un detenido.

a person who is metaphorically trapped or controlled by something, such as a situation or feeling

prisionero de algo

• be a prisoner of one's own thoughts

Collocations prisoner of love · prisoner of fear

• She felt like a prisoner of her own fears.

  Se sentía como prisionera de sus propios miedos.