yardbird

English Thesaurus

1. a person serving a sentence in a jail or prison (noun.person)

hypernym	:	captive, prisoner,
definition	:	a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war (noun.person)

hyponym	:	lifer,
definition	:	a prisoner serving a term of life imprisonment (noun.person)

hyponym	:	trusty,
definition	:	a convict who is considered trustworthy and granted special privileges (noun.person)

2. a military recruit who is assigned menial tasks (noun.person)

hypernym	:	military recruit, recruit,
definition	:	a recently enlisted soldier (noun.person)

3. a person serving a sentence in a jail or prison (noun.person)

derivation	:	convict,
definition	:	find or declare guilty (verb.communication)

derivation	:	convict,
definition	:	find or declare guilty (verb.communication)