corporal

B2 Topic:War & Conflict

US /ˈkoɹ.pɚ.əl/ UK /ˈkɔːp(ə)ɹəl/ See IPA manual

Freq #4712

Meanings

1

noun
A low-ranking officer in the army, above a private and below a sergeant.

The corporal led the small group of soldiers on patrol.
2

adj
Relating to the human body.

Corporal punishment is no longer allowed in most schools.

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Synonyms

2 adj · relating to the human body. bodily physical

More bombardier corporeal

Word family

Forms corporals

Derived forms bicorporalcorporalitycorporallycorporalnesscorporalshipextracorporalincorporalintracorporalnoncorporalsaddler-corporaltricorporaluncorporal

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Etymology

From Middle English corporall, corporalle, from the Latin corporāle, the neuter of corporālis representing the doctrine of transubstantiation in which the Eucharist becomes the body of Christ.

corporall Middle English corporāle Latin

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# corporal

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B2
**Part of speech:** noun, adj
**IPA (US):** /ˈkoɹ.pɚ.əl/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈkɔːp(ə)ɹəl/
**Frequency rank:** 4712

## Meanings
1. A low-ranking officer in the army, above a private and below a sergeant.
2. Relating to the human body.

## Examples
- The corporal led the small group of soldiers on patrol.
- Corporal punishment is no longer allowed in most schools.

## Synonyms
- bodily
- bombardier
- corporeal

## Derived Forms
- bicorporal
- corporality
- corporally
- corporalness
- corporalship
- extracorporal
- incorporal
- intracorporal
- noncorporal
- saddler-corporal
- tricorporal
- uncorporal

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: corporall
- Root: corporāle

## Etymology
From Middle English corporall, corporalle, from the Latin corporāle, the neuter of corporālis representing the doctrine of transubstantiation in which the Eucharist becomes the body of Christ.

## AI Etymology
corporal comes from Middle English corporall, corporalle, from the Latin corporāle, the neuter of corporālis representing the doctrine of transubstantiation in which the Eucharist becomes the body of Christ. The historical chain includes Middle English corporall, Latin corporāle. Current senses include A low-ranking officer in the army, above a private and below a sergeant and Relating to the human body. English relatives and later formations include bicorporal, corporality, corporally.

## Topics
- War & Conflict

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