star prisoner
star prisoner noun: a person in prison for the first time.
Noun
star prisoner (plural star prisoners)
- A person in prison for the first time.
- Of the remaining 469 wives 256 were wives of star prisoners, and 213 wives of recidivists.1965, Pauline Morris, Political and Economic Planning (Think tank), Prisoners and Their Families (page 73)
- I was a 'Star-Prisoner', so-called because, as a 'First-Timer', I had to wear a red star on the sleeve of my prison jacket.2010, Ron S. King, The Cuckoo's Nest, page 214
Forms of star prisoner
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Questions about star prisoner
- What does star prisoner mean?
- Star prisoner means a person in prison for the first time.
- What part of speech is star prisoner?
- Star prisoner is a noun.
- What is the plural of star prisoner?
- The plural of star prisoner is star prisoners.
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