corporal
IPA: kˈɔrpɝʌɫ
noun
- (military) A non-commissioned officer army rank with NATO code OR-4. The rank below a sergeant but above a lance corporal and private.
- A non-commissioned officer rank in the police force, below a sergeant but above a private or patrolman.
- (mining, historical) A worker in charge of the wagonway, reporting to the deputy.
- (ecclesiastical) The white linen cloth on which the elements of the Eucharist are placed; a communion cloth.
adjective
- (archaic) Having a physical, tangible body; material, corporeal.
- Of or pertaining to the body, especially the human body; bodily.
- (zoology) Pertaining to the body (the thorax and abdomen), as distinguished from the head, limbs and wings, etc.
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Examples of "corporal" in Sentences
- It is the equivalent of corporal.
- He joined the army and achieved the rank of corporal.
- Corporal is the second lowest rank in the Norwegian Army.