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 • Dec. 31, 2024

"Thousands of farmers have been fleeing the forest since the day before yesterday. More are coming to the village every hour," said Alphonse Kapo, who lives in the village of Bagohoua, next to the park.

From Reuters • Jul. 28, 2016

Helm shows that, in Ravensbrück, where the term “Blockova” was used, rather than Kapo, power struggles took place among prisoner factions over who would occupy the Blockova position in each barrack.

From The New Yorker • Mar. 30, 2015

Manager Neil Lennon was also without suspended captain Scott Brown and the injured Olivier Kapo, along with striker Daryl Murphy, as he was forced to reshuffle his midfield.

From BBC • Jan. 2, 2011

The head of the camp, the Lagera/teste, accompanied by his aide and by the chief Kapo, were on an inspection tour of the camp.

From "Night" by Elie Wiesel