lance corporal

Meaning

1. (US) An enlisted rank of grade E-3 in the United States Marine Corps, ranking above private first class and below corporal. Abbreviated as LCpl.
2. (British) A non-commissioned officer in the British Army and Royal Marines, ranking above private and below corporal. A rank with NATO code OR-3.

Synonyms

private first class

corporal

lance

airman first class

Translations

caporal suppléant

caporal postiche

υποδεκανέας

lancia spezzata

soldat de première classe

Gefreiter

Obergefreiter

caporal

وكيل عريف

cabo segundo

Gefreite

Hauptgefreiter

καμάκι ψαρέματος δεκανέας

anspessade

caporale

Etymology

From lancepesade, an anglicization from Italian lancia spezzata