corpsman

noun

corps·​man ˈkȯr(z)-mən 

1

: an enlisted man trained to give first aid and minor medical treatment

2

: a member of a government-sponsored service corps

Examples of corpsman in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Ortiz, a Navy corpsman – or medic – and Iraq war veteran, suffered from PTSD and was prescribed a cocktail of psychotropic medications. —Rick Jervis, USA TODAY, 30 July 2024

Idaho's official policy requires candidates for an execution medical team to have at least three years of experience in jobs such as an emergency medical technician, nurse, military corpsman or physician's assistant. —Bill Chappell, NPR, 6 Mar. 2024

Marines and a Navy corpsman raising the American flag over the island in February 1945 became an indelible image of the war for the American public. —Mike Ives, New York Times, 8 Nov. 2023

After graduating high school, Mr. Pinkney trained as an X-ray technician and served in the Navy as a hospital corpsman. —Harrison Smith, Washington Post, 7 Sep. 2023

Word History

Etymology

corps + man entry 1 (originally short for hospital corpsman, member of the Hospital Corps in the U.S. army and navy)

First Known Use

1900, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

corpsman

noun

corps·​man ˈkō(ə)r(z)-mən 

ˈkȯ(ə)r(z)-

: an enlisted man trained to give first aid

Medical Definition

corpsman

noun

corps·​man ˈkō(ə)r(z)-mən, ˈkȯ(ə)r(z)- 

plural corpsmen -mən 

: a military enlisted person trained to give first aid and minor medical treatment