a member of the regular or irregular armed forces of a nation at war held captive by the enemy
prisoner of war
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prisoner of war
noun
pl. prisoners of warA person taken by or surrendering to enemy forces in wartime.
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Noun
(plural prisoners of war)
Adjective
prisoner-of-war
- attributive form of prisoner of war, noun.
- prisoner-of-war camp
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