Meaning
corporal; gangmaster
- the lowest non-commissioned officer rank in the army; a corporal
- an illegal gangmaster who exploits agricultural day laborers (related to 'caporalato')
In a sentence
Mio nonno prestò servizio militare con il grado di caporale.
My grandfather did military service with the rank of corporal.
I braccianti erano costretti a pagare una percentuale al caporale per lavorare.
The farmworkers were forced to pay a cut to the gangmaster in order to work.
La magistratura ha arrestato un noto caporale per sfruttamento della manodopera.
The judiciary arrested a known gangmaster for labor exploitation.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| caporale | masculine · singular |
| caporali | masculine · plural |
Usage notes
- In Italian social and news contexts, it often refers to illegal labor recruiters exploiting farm workers.