corpse meaning and definition

CORPSE noun

Definition of corpse (noun)

1. the dead body of a human being
   • "the cadaver was intended for dissection"; "the end of the police search was the discovery of a corpse"; "the murderer confessed that he threw the stiff in the river"; "honor comes to bless the turf that wraps their clay"
   • synonyms: cadaver, clay, remains, stiff