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PRISONER OF WAR
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Dictionary entry overview: What does prisoner of war mean?
• PRISONER OF WAR (noun)
The noun PRISONER OF WAR has 1 sense:
1. a person who surrenders to (or is taken by) the enemy in time of war
Familiarity information: PRISONER OF WAR used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A person who surrenders to (or is taken by) the enemy in time of war
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
POW; prisoner of war
Hypernyms ("prisoner of war" is a kind of...):
captive; prisoner (a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war)
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