| prisoner of war |
a member of the armed forces who is taken captive by an enemy during wartime. |
| prissy |
overly proper; prim. |
| pristine |
of, pertaining to, or characteristic of the earliest period or original condition. [2 definitions] |
| privacy |
the condition of being removed from the view or presence of other people. [3 definitions] |
| private |
restricted to the participation or knowledge of specified people. [11 definitions] |
| private debt |
within a country or locality, the total amount of money owed to creditors by individuals, businesses, and nongovernmental organizations. |
| private detective |
a person whose job is to investigate criminal or secret activity at the request of paying clients. |
| private enterprise |
an economic system subject to limited government regulation in which the means of production are privately owned; free enterprise. |
| privateer |
a privately owned, armed ship commissioned by the state to attack or capture enemy ships in wartime. [3 definitions] |
| private eye |
(informal) a private detective. |
| private first class |
a soldier in the U.S. Army or Marine Corps ranking below a corporal and above a private. |
| private investigator |
a person whose job is to investigate criminal or secret activity at the request of paying clients; private detective. |
| privately |
without the knowledge of others. |
| privation |
lack of necessities or common comforts of life. [2 definitions] |
| privative |
acting to deprive. [4 definitions] |
| privatization |
the conversion of an industry, business, or the like from government ownership or control to ownership or control by the private sector. |
| privatize |
to change from governmental control or ownership to private. [2 definitions] |
| privet |
a shrub of European origin having evergreen leaves and bearing small white flowers, often cultivated as hedge. |
| privilege |
a right, immunity, benefit, or advantage belonging or granted exclusively to a person, group, social class, rank, or the like. [3 definitions] |
| privileged |
having advantages over others, especially due to wealth and family background; having privileges. [4 definitions] |
| privileged communication |
a communication that one cannot be forced to divulge, such as that between a doctor and a patient. [2 definitions] |