Abbreviation for corporal; a military rank between private and sergeant.
Abbreviated form of 'corporal,' from Latin 'corporalis' meaning 'of or relating to the body.' In military context, it originally indicated someone commanding a body of soldiers.
The abbreviation 'CPL' is so common in military writing that most people recognize it instantly—abbreviations like this have become their own words in professional contexts!
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