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Definition of corporal noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

corporal

noun

NAmE//ˈkɔrprəl//

, NAmE//ˈkɔrpərəl//

(abbreviation Cpl)

a member of one of the lower ranks in the army or the marines Corporal Smith

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