corporal
UK/ˈkɔːp(ə)ɹəl/US/ˈkoɹ.pɚ.əl/
corporal adjective: having a physical, tangible body; material, corporeal.
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Adjective
corporal (not comparable)
- Having a physical, tangible body; material, corporeal.
- Into the air; and what seem'd corporal melted as breath into the wind.c. 1606 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Macbeth”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount...
- Of or pertaining to the body, especially the human body; bodily.
- corporal punishment
- corporal suffering
- Pertaining to the body (the thorax and abdomen), as distinguished from the head, limbs and wings, etc.
- The smaller 9 9 have less elongated fins, drabber corporal colors, and more transparent fins.1998, Rüdiger Riehl, Aquarium Atlas, volume 3, page 572
Noun (1)
corporal (plural corporals)
- 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.
- A worker in charge of the wagonway, reporting to the deputy.
- A dragonfly of the genus Ladona.
Noun (2)
corporal (plural corporals)
corporal meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Bengali and Malayalam
corporal in Tamil
- உடற்சார், உடலுக்குரிய, படைத்துறைச் சிற்றலுவலர், கப்பல் காவல்துறைச் சிற்றலுவலர், சுரங்கத் தொழிலாளர் குழுத் தலைவர், மனித உடம்புக்கடுத்த
corporal in Urdu
- بدنی, جسمانی, جسمی, مادی, دفع دار
corporal in Bengali
- শারীরিক, দৈহিক, সেনাবাহিনীর নিম্নপদস্থ কর্মকর্তা
corporal in Malayalam
- bodily, fleshly, corporeal
- ശാരീരികമായ, ശരീരസംബന്ധിയായ, ദേഹചര, ശാരീരികം, ശരീരജ, ദെെഹിക
More languagesFewer languages
- corporal in Tagalog
- kabo, korporal, kulpuralis
- corporal in Indonesian
- kopral, korporal, korporale
- corporal in Persian
- سرجوخه sarjuxe
Examples of corporal in a sentence
- My old lady was fond of corporal punishment.
- Deputy Jones was promoted to corporal today.
- He used to be a corporal in the military, you know.
Synonyms of corporal
Forms of corporal
| plural | corporals |
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Origin of corporal
From Middle English corporal, corporall, corporel, corporell, from Old French corporal (French corporel), from Latin corporālis, from Latin corpus (“body”); compare corporeal.
From French caporal, probably influenced by corporal (above), from the Italian caporale, from capo (“head, leader”) from Latin caput (“head”).
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.
Words formed from corporal
Phrases with corporal
Questions about corporal
- What does corporal mean?
- Corporal means having a physical, tangible body; material, corporeal.
- What is corporal in Tamil?
- Corporal in Tamil is உடற்சார், உடலுக்குரிய, படைத்துறைச் சிற்றலுவலர். See Corporal meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is corporal?
- Corporal can be an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce corporal?
- Corporal is pronounced /ˈkɔːp(ə)ɹəl/ (UK).
Words near corporal in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: corporal (page history and authors); corporal (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); corporal (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); corporal (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); corporal (Olam, E.K. Kurup corpus) (dataset and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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