corpsman
Americannoun
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corpsmen
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U.S. Navy. an enlisted person working as a pharmacist or hospital assistant.
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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.
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a member of any corps, as of the Peace Corps.
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Strachan started his career in the Navy as a hospital corpsman but left on a medical discharge after a surgery gone awry.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2022
Mr. Ferriero, by the way, also served as a Navy hospital corpsman during the Vietnam War.
From Washington Times ● May 3, 2022
As for the USS George Washington, Navy officials said there is a full medical team aboard the ship, including a psychologist and a corpsman who is qualified as a behavioral health technician.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 23, 2022
Ghost Company’s Maxton “Doc” Soviak, a 22-year-old Navy corpsman, got a call that someone had fainted next to the jersey barrier; he and another medic went to help.
From New York Times ● Nov. 7, 2021
A corpsman with the small circle of his profession on his helmet knelt by my side.
From "Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two" by Joseph Bruchac
The occasion is production on a show called “Devil Docs,” a web comedy about Navy corpsmen billed as “Scrubs” for the U.S. military.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 5, 2020
After dropping the second Marine off, Naimo told the corpsmen he was returning to his own fighting position.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 16, 2017
At a training facility for future corpsmen, located near Camp Pendleton, Calif., Roach slips and slides on the fake blood that pours out of fake wounds.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 1, 2016
It boasts a considerable amount of corpsmen within its ranks, ranging from the rank-and-file Corpsman Dey, played by John C. Reilly, to their leader Nova Prime, played by Glenn Close.
From Time ● Jul. 31, 2014
Ishmael watched a half-dozen navy corpsmen busily packing medical field kits and stacking ambulatory litters.
From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson
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