corporal

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /ˈkɔːrpərəl/

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  (file)

Noun

Singular corporal

Plural corporals

1. (countable) A corporal is someone with a military rank below sergeant and above private.

   The corporal instructed the soldiers to clean their equipment.

Adjective

Positive corporal

Comparative none

Superlative none

1. Corporal acts, like punishment, involve the body rather than the mind or spirit.

   Schools once used corporal punishment to discipline students.

Related words

• corporeal
• corpus