prisoner of warnoun [ C ]
uk/ˌprɪz.ən.ər əv ˈwɔːr/us/ˌprɪz.ən.ɚ əv ˈwɔːr/abbreviation POWa member of the armed forces who has been caught by enemy forces during a war:
a prisoner of war camp
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
People held in prison
- captive
- cellmate
- con
- convict
- detainee
- detenu
- gaolbird
- hostage
- inmate
- internee
- jailbird
- lag
- lifer
- political prisoner
- pow
- prisoner
- prisoner of conscience