corpsman
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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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Navy corpsman and Dis’ older brother, found it difficult to grieve his friends who died while serving and the death of his sister because he was raised to “Be a man and suck it up.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 21, 2025
During his campaign, Mr. Peña highlighted his time as a Navy hospital corpsman assigned to a Marine division in Okinawa, Japan.
From New York Times ● Jan. 20, 2023
Ferriero served in the Navy during the Vietnam War as a corpsman, specializing in psychiatric care.
From Washington Post ● May 11, 2022
Mr. Ferriero, by the way, also served as a Navy hospital corpsman during the Vietnam War.
From Washington Times ● May 3, 2022
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
“Problem is, the Marine Corps does not have its own medical staff. Navy corpsmen serve as medics to deployed Marine units, and their doctors are naval officers, not Marines.”
From Washington Post ● Sep. 16, 2019
After dropping the second Marine off, Naimo told the corpsmen he was returning to his own fighting position.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 16, 2017
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
“It’s okay,” one of the corpsmen told Ishmael.
From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson
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