noun
corps
noun
1
A large military unit made up of two or more divisions.
"The corps advanced under cover of darkness."
2
A group of people organized for a shared purpose.
"She joined the Peace Corps after graduating."
"The press corps waited outside the courtroom."
How to Use Corps
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA large organized group, especially in the military, or any team united by a common role.
Common mistake
The "p" and "s" are both silent — it's pronounced like "core". Don't confuse with "corpse" (a dead body), which is spelled almost the same but pronounced differently.
Easily confused with
Common pairings
press corps
diplomatic corps
army corps
Word Forms
corps plural, corps plural
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Etymology
From French corps, "body," from Latin corpus. A doublet of "corpse" and "corpus" — all three trace to the same Latin word.