Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

corper

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.02 in modern English

Syllables: cor-p-er
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

3

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A member of Nigeria's National Youth Service Corps.

Informal

Example Sentences

"I have wanted to leave since the three corpers in the National Youth Service programme were killed."

Etymology

From corps + -er.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: corps

Usage

Informal

Inflected Forms

corpers (plural)

Questions

What does corper mean?: A member of Nigeria's National Youth Service Corps.
Where does corper come from?: From corps + -er.

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