prisoner-war

prisoner of war

noun
a person who is captured and held by an enemy during war, especially a member of the armed forces. Abbreviation: POW

Origin:
1670–80

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prisoner of war
 
n
POW a person, esp a serviceman, captured by an enemy in time of war

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