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| Main Entry: |
hostage
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| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person held captive until captor's demand is met |
| Synonyms: | captive, earnest, guaranty, pawn, pledge, prisoner, sacrificial lamb, scapegoat*, security, surety, token, victim |
| Antonyms: | captor |
* = informal/non-formal usage
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| Main Entry: | prisoner |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person jailed for crime; person kept against his or her will |
| Synonyms: | captive, chain gang member, con, convict, culprit, detainee, hostage, internee, jailbird, lag*, lifer, loser*, tough*, yardbird |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | prisoner of war |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | political prisoner |
| Synonyms: | POW, captive, enemy prisoner of war, hostage, prisoner |
| Main Entry: | surety |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | guarantee |
| Synonyms: | assurance, bail, bondsman, certainty, confidence, corroboration, guarantor, guaranty, hostage, pledge, ratification, security, sponsor, substitute, sureness |
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| Main Entry: | prisoner |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
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Adjectives: |
carceral, imprisoned, in chains, in charge, in custody, in durance vile, in limbo, in prison, in quod, on parole, under hatches, under lock and key
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