corpsman

[ kawr-muhn, kohr- ]

/ ˈkɔr mən, ˈkoʊr- /

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noun, plural corps·men.

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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Origin of corpsman

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

Words nearby corpsman

corposant, corps, corps de ballet, corps diplomatique, corpse, corpsman, Corps of Engineers, corpulence, corpulent, cor pulmonale, corpus

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|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|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) /

noun plural -men

US military a medical orderly or stretcher-bearer

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