kapo
nounUK /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.
- Hypernyms
- race traitor