coprisoner

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

co- +‎ prisoner

Noun[edit]

coprisoner (plural coprisoners)

  1. A fellow prisoner.
    • 1958, Southern Reporter. Second Series, page 297:
      Original petition for writ of habeas corpus to obtain release from custody under sentence to five years imprisonment for aiding coprisoners in endeavors to escape from jail.
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