corporal
nounHow to pronounce corporal:
Definition of corporal:
- corporal (noun):
- a noncommissioned officer in the Army or Air Force or Marines.
- a noncommissioned officer ranking in the army above a private first class and below a sergeant and in the marine corps above a lance corporal and below a sergeant
Synonyms for corporal:
enlisted officer
noncommissioned officer
Here are some other common 3-syllable words.
- coroner
- coronal
- cornerstone
- cormorant
- cordial
- corcoran
- coralie
- copier
- coordinance
- conviction
- convicted
- conveyor
- conveyance
- conversion
- conversers
- conversance
- controlling
- contraction
- continuing
- continents
- contention
- consummate
- consulted
- consultant
- constructed
- constable
- consigliere
- consensus
- connecter
- conjugate
- conifers
- conifer
- conical
- conductress
- conductive
- conducted
- conductance
- condiments
- concurrent
- concreteness
- concession
- concertly
- concerning
- concentric
- concentrates
- computing
- compulsive
- comprizes
- components
- completed
- … more
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