cor·po·ral 2  (kôr'pər-əl, kôr'prəl) 
n. Abbr. CPL or Cpl. A noncommissioned rank in the U.S. Army that is above private first class and below sergeant. Abbr. Cpl or Cpl. A noncommissioned rank in the U.S. Marine Corps that is above lance corporal and below sergeant.
One who holds the rank of corporal.
[Obsolete French, alteration of caporal, from Old Italian caporale, from capo, head, from Latin caput; see kaput- in Indo-European roots.] |
CPL or Cpl also Cpl.
abbr. corporal |
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