Meanings
nouncorpsman (plural corpsmen)
plural corpsmen
- USgovernmentA hospital corpsman.
The corpsman prescribed Motrin to the sick marine for his symptoms.
1 more example
“I love talking on the phone!” said Kate, a college student and corpsman in the Navy Reserve. “If someone’s like, ‘Do you want to text?’ ‘No! Call me. I want to hear your voice.’”
2025 September 6, Catherine Pearson, “She Started the Debate About Kids and Phones. Now She Wants to End It.”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC - nonstandardgovernmentA military medic.
Origin
Translations
Dutch hospik
- hospikAn enlisted person in the U.S. Army who works as a field medic
Lithuanian ligintojas, ligintoja
- ligintojasAn enlisted person in the U.S. Army who works as a field medic
- ligintojaAn enlisted person in the U.S. Army who works as a field medic
Russian санита́р
- санита́р (sanitár)An enlisted person in the U.S. Army who works as a field medic
Rhymes & wordplay
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APA
corpsman. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/corpsman
MLA
“corpsman.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/corpsman. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “corpsman,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/corpsman.
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