Guard
Guard noun - A person or group that watches over someone or something.
Prisoner
Prisoner noun - One that has been taken and held in confinement.
Usage example: the prisoners were fed only bread and water twice a day
How words are described
Both words in one sentence
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Two of the heist crew members are brought into a penitentiary as a "guard" and "prisoner", in order to bust out a prisoner needed for the next heist.
Source: Trojan Prisoner - That way if a prisoner becomes sick and his cellmate tells the guard it's an emergency, the guard will fetch a trauma team instead of opening up the cell for a look.
Source: Evil Overlord List - The guard sarcastically says, "Sue us." The prisoner says he has his rights and the guard replies that prisoners' rights are a pain in the ass.
Source: Creator / John Grisham
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