First Known Use: 1832
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corps d'elite
noun \ˌkȯr-dā-ˈlēt\
plural corps d'elite \same or ˌkȯrz-dā-\
Definition of CORPS D'ELITE
1
: a body of picked troops
2
: a group of the best people in a category
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Origin of CORPS D'ELITE
French corps d'élite
Related to CORPS D'ELITE
- Synonyms
- A-list, aristocracy, best, choice, elite, cream, crème de la crème, elect, fat, flower, illuminati, pick, pink, pride, priesthood, prime, royalty, upper crust
Rhymes with CORPS D'ELITE
aquavit, at one's feet, balance sheet, biathlete, bittersweet, booster seat, bucket seat, catbird seat, cellulite, cookie sheet, countryseat, county seat, crystal pleat, decathlete, drag one's feet, driver's seat, easy street, exegete, incomplete, indiscreet, latent heat, letter sheet, lorikeet, make ends meet, marguerite, Masorete, meadowsweet, meet and greet, miss a beat, Nayarit, obsolete, off one's feet, on one's feet, on the street, overeat, overheat, Paraclete, parakeet, pentathlete, prickly heat, rumble seat, saddle seat, scandal sheet, self-conceit, semisweet, shredded wheat, sliding seat, spirochete, superheat, to one's feet, triathlete, trick or treat, two-way street, undertreat, up one's street, winding-sheet, window seat
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