# der Kapo

der Kapo is a German noun meaning “corporal”. Forms: des Kapos, die Kapos.

## Forms

- Genitive: des Kapos
- Plural: die Kapos

## Noun

1. _slang_ corporal, non-commissioned officer
2. _Austria · Southern-Germany_ foreman
3. _historical · slang_ kapo, prisoner functionary (a prisoner of a Nazi concentration camp who was given food and privileges in return for supervising other prisoners doing forced labor)

## Noun

1. _Switzerland · no plural_ Cantonal police

## Noun

1. _no plural · archaic_ leader, military commander

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