corps d'elite

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

Examples of CORPS D'ELITE

1. <the atomic bomb developers for the Manhattan Project constituted the corps d'elite of American science>

Origin of CORPS D'ELITE

French corps d'élite

First Known Use: 1832

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

Related Words: establishment, gentry, nobility, quality, society, top, top drawer, upper class; caviar (also caviare); who's who

Near Antonyms: commoners, herd, hoi polloi, masses, millions, mob, multitude, rank and file, unwashed

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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