coprisoner
noun
co·pris·on·er
ˌkō-ˈpriz-nər 
-ˈpri-zᵊn-ər
variants
or co-prisoner
plural coprisoners or co-prisoners
: a fellow prisoner
Among his co-prisoners in Vietnam was future Arizona senator and Republican presidential candidate John McCain, whose Navy aircraft was shot down over Vietnam in 1967. McCain and Bell were in the same compound at one point and had given each other haircuts.—
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“Coprisoner.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/coprisoner. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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