prisionero
- A person who is confined in a prison or similar place of detention, especially as a result of a legal process. nounThe prisionero was sentenced to five years in jail for his crimes.During the war, many soldiers were captured and held as prisioneros.
- A person who is deprived of liberty or kept in restraint, often metaphorically, such as being trapped in a situation or emotion. nounShe felt like a prisionero in her own home due to the strict rules imposed by her parents.He became a prisionero of his own fears, unable to move forward in life.