Kapo

American  

[kah-poh] / ˈkɑ poʊ /

Or kapo

noun

1. a Nazi concentration camp prisoner who was given privileges in return for supervising prisoner work gangs: often a common criminal and frequently brutal to fellow inmates.

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Etymology

Origin of Kapo

< German, perhaps shortening of French caporal corporal ²

Example Sentences

Featured on his latest album “201,” the gentle love ballad is elevated with the poetic additions of Colombian singer-rapper Kapo, whose soft-spoken interludes heat up the track.

From Los Angeles Times

However, KAPO, the Estonian internal security service, confirmed to ERR that companies related to the prime minister’s husband had not violated sanctions.

From Seattle Times

A Kapo was a concentration camp inmate who was given privileges for supervising prisoner work gangs.

From Reuters

As the Russians advanced into Eastern Europe and German defeat loomed, Charles’ kapo status stopped protecting him.

From Slate

Was it wrong to become a kapo?

From Slate