corpsman

[ kawr-muhn, kohr- ]
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noun,plural corps·men.
  1. U.S. Navy. an enlisted person working as a pharmacist or hospital assistant.

  2. U.S. Army. an enlisted person in the Medical Corps who accompanies combat troops into battle to give first aid, carry off the wounded, etc.

  1. a member of any corps, as of the Peace Corps.

Origin of corpsman

1
An Americanism dating back to 1940–45; corps + -man

Words Nearby corpsman

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How to use corpsman in a sentence

  • Navy Hospital corpsman Chris Walsh and the three Marines he was with in June 2006 were not looking for a baby.

    The Heroes of Iraq | Justin Green | March 20, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
  • Turns out Obama incorrectly pronounced Navy corpsman (he pronounced the “s”) at a recent prayer breakfast.

    The Democrats' Big Gun | Peter Beinart | February 12, 2010 | THE DAILY BEAST
  • I engineered your adoption by the Hanlons—he was a retired corpsman, you know—and I've paid your expenses.

    Man of Many Minds | E. Everett Evans
  • They would know that if Hanlon was still a corpsman his death would be most thoroughly investigated.

    Man of Many Minds | E. Everett Evans
  • Gallifa walked past the ward corpsman and looked in the door.

    The Unprotected Species | Melvin Sturgis
  • "The corpsman said you wanted to ask me some things," he said.

    Uniform of a Man | Dave Dryfoos
  • The corpsman straightened up and turned to Walters and Captain Strong.

    Treachery in Outer Space | Carey Rockwell and Louis Glanzman

British Dictionary definitions for corpsman

corpsman

/ (ˈkɔːmən) /


nounplural -men
  1. US military a medical orderly or stretcher-bearer

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