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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A person taken by or surrendering to enemy forces in wartime.
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- noun A soldier or combatant who is captured by the enemy. Abbreviations
POW ,PW .
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- noun a person who surrenders to (or is taken by) the enemy in time of war
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