Definitions for corps
kɔr, koʊrcorps

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. corps, army corpsnoun

   an army unit usually consisting of two or more divisions and their support

2. corpsnoun

   a body of people associated together

   "diplomatic corps"

Wiktionary(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. corpsnoun

   A battlefield formation composed of two or more divisions.

2. corpsnoun

   An organized group of people united by a common purpose.

3. Etymology: From corps, from corpus.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Corps, Corpsenoun

   Etymology: corps, Fr. corpus, Latin.

   1. A body, in contempt.

   Though plenteous, all too little seems
   To stuff this man, this vast unhide-bound corps. John Milton.

   He looks as man was made, with face erect,
   That scorns his brittle corps, and seems asham’d
   He’s not all spirit. John Dryden, Don Sebastian.

   2. A carcase; a dead body; a corse.

   Not a friend greet
   My poor corps, where my bones shall be thrown. William Shakespeare.

   There was the murder’d corps in covert laid,
   And violent death in thousand shapes display’d. John Dryden, Fables.

   See where the corps of thy dead son approaches. Addison.

   The corpse was laid out upon the floor by the emperor’s command: he then bid every one light his flambeau, and stand about the dead body. Joseph Addison, Guardian, №. 99.

   3. A body of forces.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Corps

   the human body, whether living or dead

2. Corps

   a body of men; esp., an organized division of the military establishment; as, the marine corps; the corps of topographical engineers; specifically, an army corps

3. Corps

   a body or code of laws

4. Corps

   the land with which a prebend or other ecclesiastical office is endowed

5. Etymology: [F., fr. L. corpus body. See Corpse.]

Freebase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Corps

   A corps is either a large military formation composed of two or more divisions, or an administrative grouping of troops within an armed force with a common function such as Artillery or Signals representing an arm of service. Corps may also refer to a particular unit or a particular branch of service, such as the United States Marine Corps, the Corps of Royal Marines, the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen at Arms, or the Corps of Commissionaires. The military term was subsequently adopted for public service organizations with a paramilitary command structure, volunteer public service organizations, such as the Peace Corps, various ambulance corps, some NGOs, and other civic volunteer organizations. Due to this use of the term, it has also spread to some other civic or volunteer organizations that lack the paramilitary structure.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Corps

   kōr, n. a division of an army forming a tactical unit—usually Corps d'armée, or army corps:—pl. Corps (kōrz).—Corps de ballet, the company of ballet dancers at a theatre; Corps de garde, the body of soldiers stationed on guard, their station, a guard-house; Corps diplomatique, the whole diplomatic staff at a particular capital. [Fr., from L. corpus.]

The Foolish Dictionary, by Gideon Wurdz(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. CORPS

   A big bunch of fighters. (Dist. bet. cores found in apples and corps found in arms).

Dictionary of Nautical Terms(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. corps

   Any body of troops acting under one commander.

Military Dictionary and Gazetteer(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. corps

   A body of men; especially a body of troops; an organized part or division of an army.

Matched Categories

1. • Army Unit
   • Body

British National Corpus

1. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'corps' in Nouns Frequency: #2746

Anagrams for corps »

1. crops

2. sproc

How to pronounce corps?

1. Alex

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   Mia

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of corps in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of corps in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of corps in a Sentence

1. Nayeli Salazar de Noguera:

   At the beginning of Community Corps, we were facing structural barriers. People couldn't get to the vaccines because of lack of transportation or conflicting work schedules. Now we're going into those cultural and deep-seated beliefs that many times come from countries of origin, the lack of confidence in government and the lack of utilization of health services, it doesn't matter what generation you are. You could even be a third-generation US-born( Latino) and those beliefs get to the younger generations.

2. Charles de LEUSSE:

   The body is a clothing that suits us for life. (Le corps est un habit - Qui nous va à vie.)

3. Stephen Shober:

   The mission before us as ambassadors is to assure peace among, as it were, the diplomatic corps of fellow ambassadors. Thus we are to walk in lowliness (humility) and meekness, which foster longsuffering and enable us to forbear one another in love.

4. Andrew Cuomo:

   This is exactly what they do. Deploy the Army Corps of Engineers to come work with states to build temporary medical facilities. Get us backup beds so when the hospital is overwhelmed, we can have some of the people who are in the hospital beds go to a backup medical facility, if you don't do it, you know what is going to happen : You're going to overwhelm the hospitals.

5. Robert Neller:

   While there is no dishonor in coming up short, or needing help, there is no honor in quitting, for those who are struggling... our Marine Corps, our families, and our Nation need you ; we can't afford to lose you.

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