(idiomatic) To be uncompromising. / Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see take, prisoner.

plural of prisoner of conscience

(humorous) A residency visa that does not permit the bearer to find employment, especially as the spouse of someone with a work visa.

One who remains hopeful in spite of circumstances that seem hopeless.

Alternative form of prisoners' bars (“the game”)

plural of prisoner visa

(military, historical) An officer acting as counsel for the defendant in a court-martial.

plural of Spanish prisoner

Somebody posing as a wealthy person of high status who has been imprisoned under a false identity; part of a confidence trick in which the mark is encouraged to give money to secure the release of the prisoner, who will then be in a position to give a reward.

plural of star prisoner