Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

prisoner at large

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.17 in modern English

Syllables: pris-on-er at large
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

3

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A member of the military who is being disciplined by being forbidden to leave the barracks or ship on which they are stationed.

Inflected Forms

prisoners at large (plural)

Questions

What does prisoner at large mean?: A member of the military who is being disciplined by being forbidden to leave the barracks or ship on which they are stationed.

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