# kapo

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈkɑːpəʊ/

## Definitions
1. A prisoner in a Nazi concentration camp who was given food and privileges in return for supervising other prisoners doing forced labor.
2. A Jewish person perceived as enabling or assisting harm to the larger Jewish community by collaborating or allying with antisemites.

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

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/kapo