corporal

cor·po·ral ¹  (kôrpr-l, kôrprl)

adj.

Of or relating to the body. See Synonyms at bodily.

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[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin corporlis, from corpus, corpor-, body; see k^wrep- in Indo-European roots.]

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corpo·rali·ty (-p-rl-t) n.

corpo·ral·ly adv.

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cor·po·ral ²  (kôrpr-l, kôrprl)

n.

1.

a. Abbr. CPL or Cpl. A noncommissioned rank in the U.S. Army that is above private first class and below sergeant.

b. Abbr. Cpl or Cpl. A noncommissioned rank in the U.S. Marine Corps that is above lance corporal and below sergeant.

2. One who holds the rank of corporal.

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[Obsolete French, alteration of caporal, from Old Italian caporale, from capo, head, from Latin caput; see kaput- in Indo-European roots.]

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corporal ¹

Noun

a noncommissioned officer in an army [Old French caporal, from Latin caput head]

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corporal ²

Adjective

of the body [Latin corpus body]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	corporal - a noncommissioned officer in the Army or Air Force or Marines enlisted officer, noncom, noncommissioned officer - a military officer appointed from enlisted personnel
Adj.	1.	corporal - affecting or characteristic of the body as opposed to the mind or spirit; "bodily needs"; "a corporal defect"; "corporeal suffering"; "a somatic symptom or somatic illness" somatic, bodily, corporeal physical - involving the body as distinguished from the mind or spirit; "physical exercise"; "physical suffering"; "was sloppy about everything but her physical appearance"
	2.	corporal - possessing or existing in bodily form; "what seemed corporal melted as breath into the wind"- Shakespeare; "an incarnate spirit"; "`corporate' is an archaic term" embodied, incarnate, bodied, corporate corporeal, material - having material or physical form or substance; "that which is created is of necessity corporeal and visible and tangible" - Benjamin Jowett

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corporal

adjective bodily, physical, fleshly, anatomical, carnal, corporeal (archaic) material

Translations

corporal [ˈkɔːpərl] n → cabo

adj corporal punishment → castigo corporal

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corporal [ˈkɔːpərl] n → caporal m, brigadier m

adj corporal punishment → châtiment corporel

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corporal [ˈkɔːpərl] n → Stabsunteroffizier m

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corporal [ˈkɔːpərl] n → caporalmaggiore m

adj corporal punishment → pena corporale