captured soldier
Enemy in custody
A captured soldier is a member of a military force taken prisoner by enemy forces during armed conflict.
The term is largely synonymous with prisoner of war (POW), though captured soldier emphasizes the moment or fact of capture rather than the legal status that follows: Three captured soldiers were exchanged in a prisoner swap.
The phrase appears in news reports and military contexts where the individual's combatant role is relevant.
- prisonerConfined criminal detainee
- prisoner of warDetained military personnel
- POWCaptured military personnel
- captiveOne held by force
- held captiveKept by force
hostage · detainee · enemy combatant · interrogation · escape · ransom · camp · barbed wire · shackles · dungeon · surrender · enemy · uniform · dog tags · chains · cell · liberation · exchange
- captivesprisoner, captive, inmate, detainee, hostage
- war captivesPOW, prisoner of war, enemy combatant, internee, escaped prisoner
captured soldiercaptor
One who seizes another
prison guard · jailer · interrogator · camp commandant · warden
captured, soldier, capture, captures, capturing, capturer, recapture, recaptured, recaptures