corpsman
U.S. Navy. an enlisted person working as a pharmacist or hospital assistant.
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.
a member of any corps, as of the Peace Corps.
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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.
Turns out Obama incorrectly pronounced Navy corpsman (he pronounced the “s”) at a recent prayer breakfast.
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 EvansThey would know that if Hanlon was still a corpsman his death would be most thoroughly investigated.
Man of Many Minds | E. Everett EvansGallifa 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 DryfoosThe corpsman straightened up and turned to Walters and Captain Strong.
Treachery in Outer Space | Carey Rockwell and Louis Glanzman
British Dictionary definitions for corpsman
/ (ˈkɔːmən) /
US military a medical orderly or stretcher-bearer
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