- POW as a noun:
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POW
noun
1 POW
A person who surrenders to (or is taken by) the enemy in time of war.
synonym: prisoner of war.
Dutch: krijgsgevangene
Polish: jeniec
Roget 406: snap etc. v.; rapping etc. v.; decrepitation, crepitation; report, thud; burst, explosion, blast, boom, ... show more
Roget 754: prisoner, prisoner of war, POW, captive, inmate, detainee, hostage, abductee†, detenu [Fr.], close prisoner. jail bird, ticket of leave man, chevronne [Fr.].
Moby thesaurus: cageling, captive, chain gang, con, convict, detenu, ex-convict, gaolbird, internee, jailbird, lifer, parolee, political prisoner, prisoner, prisoner of war, stir bird, ticket-of-leave man, ticket-of-leaver, trusty.
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