kapo

noun — 2 senses

kapo

noun

UK /ˈkɑːpəʊ/ · US /ˈkɑpəʊ/

Etymology Borrowed from German Kapo, see there for further etymology. Doublet of corporal and capo.

1

Historical A prisoner in a Nazi concentration camp who was given food and privileges in return for supervising other prisoners doing forced labor.

2

Ethnic, Offensive, Slur, Vulgar A Jewish person perceived as enabling or assisting harm to the larger Jewish community by collaborating or allying with antisemites.

Hypernyms
race traitor

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