prisoner

prisoner (Englisch)

Substantiv
Singular

Plural

the prisoner

the prisoners

Worttrennung:

pris·on·er, Plural: pris·on·ers

Aussprache:

IPA: […]
Hörbeispiele:  prisoner (US-amerikanisch) (Info), Plural:  prisoners (US-amerikanisch) (Info)

Bedeutungen:

[1] Gefangener, Gefangene, Häftling

Synonyme:

[1] captive

Beispiele:

[1] "Colonel Madison Miller, Eighteenth Missouri infantry, was during the day in command of a brigade, and was among those taken prisoners. He acted during the day with distinguished courage, coolness and ability. … In this attack I was wounded in the leg, Major Andrews severely in the head; and I here take pleasure in acknowledging the courage and coolness displayed by my field-officers Lieut. Col. J. C. Ferguson and Major J. Andrews, and the able assistance rendered by them on that occasion." [1]

Charakteristische Wortkombinationen:

take prisoners - Gefangene machen

Wortbildungen:

political prisoner, prisoner of war

Übersetzungen
 [1] Gefangener, Gefangene, Häftling
Referenzen und weiterführende Informationen:
[1] Englischer Wikipedia-Artikel „prisoner“
[1] Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary „prisoner“
[1] Merriam-Webster Online Thesaurus „prisoner“
[1] Dictionary.com Englisch-Englisches Wörterbuch, Thesaurus und Enzyklopädie „prisoner“
[1] PONS Englisch-Deutsch, Stichwort: „prisoner“
[1] dict.cc Englisch-Deutsch, Stichwort: „prisoner“
[1] LEO Englisch-Deutsch, Stichwort: „prisoner“

Quellen:

  1. Frank Moore; The Rebellion record: a diary of American events, with documents, narratives, illustrative incidents, poetry, etc, Band 3; G.P. Putnam, 1864 Google Books
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