captive vs prisoner

captive

noun
  • One held prisoner. 

  • One charmed or subdued by beauty, excellence, or affection; one who is captivated. 

  • One who has been captured or is otherwise confined. 

adj
  • Subdued by love; charmed; captivated. 

  • Of or relating to bondage or confinement; serving to confine. 

  • Held prisoner; not free; confined. 

prisoner

noun
  • A person incarcerated in a prison, while on trial or serving a sentence. 

  • Any person held against their will. 

  • A person who is or feels confined or trapped by a situation or a set of circumstances. 

How often have the words captive and prisoner occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )