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cor·po·ral [ káwrpərəl, káwrprəl ] (plural cor·po·rals)


noun 
Definition:
 
noncommissioned officer above private: a noncommissioned officer in various armed forces, of a rank immediately below sergeant, or, in Canada, a master corporal

[Mid-16th century. Via French< Italian caporale "of the head" < capo (see capo2)]
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