corps noun 3forms 1phrases 1 noun3 •a group of people brought together as one body for a shared purpose •A battlefield formation composed of two or more divisions. •A corps de ballet.The performers were all creditable dancers as well as comedians […] even the largest of them cavorted about en pointe with wonderful ease, and the corps work was extremely precise in its inaccuracies. — 1981 formscorpses Phrases with corps esprit de corpsA shared spirit of comradeship, enthusiasm, and devotion to a cause among the members of a group, for example of a military unit.