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corporal

noun [C]
 
 
/ˈkɔː.pər.əl/ US  /ˈkɔːr.pɚ-/ (also Corporal, written abbreviation Corp.)

Definition

a person of low rank in the army or the air force: Corporal Green/Sam Green [as form of address] Thank you, Corporal.Ranks in the ArmyRanks in the Air Force
(Definition of corporal noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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