corpse
Americannoun
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a dead body, usually of a human being.
- Synonyms:
- cadaver
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something no longer useful or viable.
rusting corpses of old cars.
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Obsolete. a human or animal body, whether alive or dead.
noun
verb
Related Words
See body.
Etymology
Origin of corpse
First recorded in 1225–75; Middle English corps; originally spelling variant of cors ( corse ) but the p is now sounded
Example Sentences
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A hearse driver lost his argument that the corpse in back was a passenger.
From Los Angeles Times
If Wolf hadn’t warned him, he would have touched the corpse -and to touch the dead is to risk terrible danger.
From Literature
No images have been released in public of his corpse and a state funeral that was supposed to have been held earlier this month has been postponed indefinitely.
From Barron's
Doctors lacked advanced medical tools, so a corpse was watched for three days to be certain it did not awaken.
From Literature
Héctor checked for vitals and then placed a paper blanket over the corpse.
From BBC
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