zajatec — meaning in English

English meaning

• captive noun A person who has been captured and is being held prisoner.
• prisoner noun Someone locked up in prison, whether awaiting trial or serving a sentence.

Senses

zajatec is used for these senses in English:

• prisoner Any person held against their will.
• prisoner of war A combatant or soldier who is captured by an enemy power during or immediately after an armed conflict. [from early 17th c.]

captive — full definition

1. noun A person who has been captured and is being held prisoner.
2. adj Held prisoner, confined, or unable to leave.

prisoner — full definition

1. noun Someone locked up in prison, whether awaiting trial or serving a sentence.
2. noun Anyone held against their will, not necessarily in a jail.
3. noun Figuratively, someone who feels trapped by their circumstances.

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