ALL meanings of corporal
cor·po·ral
C c - countable noun corporal A corporal is a non-commissioned officer in the army or United States Marines. 3
- adjective corporal of or relating to the body; bodily 3
- noun corporal a noncommissioned officer junior to a sergeant in the army, air force, or marines 3
- noun corporal (in the Royal Navy) a petty officer who assists the master-at-arms 3
- noun corporal a white linen cloth on which the bread and wine are placed during the Eucharist 3
- noun corporal the lowest-ranking noncommissioned officer, just below a sergeant; specif., an enlisted person in the fourth grade in the U.S. Army and Marine Corps 3
- adjective corporal of the body; bodily 3
- adjective corporal personal 3
- adjective corporal corporeal (sense 2) 3
- noun corporal a small linen cloth put on the center of the altar, on which the bread and chalice are placed for the Eucharist 3
- noun corporal A low-ranking noncommissioned officer in the armed forces, in particular (in the US Army) an NCO ranking above private first class and below sergeant or (in the US Marine Corps) an NCO ranking above lance corporal and below sergeant. 1
- noun corporal military officer 1
- adjective corporal physical, bodily 1
- adjective corporal of the human body; bodily; physical: corporal suffering. 1
- adjective corporal Zoology. of the body proper, as distinguished from the head and limbs. 1
- adjective corporal personal: corporal possession. 1
- adjective corporal Obsolete. corporeal; belonging to the material world. 1
- noun corporal a fine cloth, usually of linen, on which the consecrated elements are placed or with which they are covered. 1
- noun corporal (military) A non-commissioned officer army rank with NATO code OR-4. The rank below a sergeant but above a lance corporal and private. 0
- noun corporal A non-commissioned officer rank in the police force, below a sergeant but above a private or patrolman. 0
- noun corporal (ecclesiastical) The white linen cloth on which the elements of the Eucharist are placed; a communion cloth. 0
- adjective corporal (archaic) Having a physical, tangible body; corporeal. 0
- adjective corporal Of or pertaining to the body, especially the human body. 0