Corporal

Quick meaning: Corporal is an adjective meaning Of or pertaining to the body, especially the human body; bodily.

Meaning

Of or pertaining to the body, especially the human body; bodily.

More Meanings

1. (zoology) Pertaining to the body (the thorax and abdomen), as distinguished from the head, limbs and wings, etc.
2. (military) A non-commissioned officer army rank with NATO code OR-4. The rank below a sergeant but above a lance corporal and private.
3. A non-commissioned officer rank in the police force, below a sergeant but above a private or patrolman.
4. (mining, historical) A worker in charge of the wagonway, reporting to the deputy.
5. A dragonfly of the genus Ladona.
6. (ecclesiastical) The white linen cloth on which the elements of the Eucharist are placed; a communion cloth.
7. (archaic) Having a physical, tangible body; material, corporeal.

Example Sentences

corporal suffering

corporal punishment

He had […] many corporals, chalice-veils, and sudaria

Into the air; and what seem'd corporal melted as breath into the wind.

Word Forms

• corporals

Synonyms for corporal

Depending on context, synonyms include bodily, corporeal, bombardier, corporas, incarnate, somatic.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include bodily, bodied, corporeal, incarnate, material, corporate.

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