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prisoner of war

noun as in political prisoner

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He treated the wounded soldier and the prisoner-of-war with kindness.

Imagine his astonishment on learning that he was then addressing the very man whom he had hoped to meet as a prisoner-of-war.

I was at last acquitted, and could return to my lonely chamber not as a criminal, but as a prisoner-of-war!

In my opinion no prisoner-of-war has ever escaped without more than a fair share of luck, and no one ever will.

Armed with this document the colonel was no longer a poor prisoner-of-war.

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On this page you'll find 6 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to prisoner of war, such as: captive, hostage, prisoner, enemy prisoner of war, and pow.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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