Meanings
nounhospitalman (plural hospitalmen)
plural hospitalmen · alternative HN
- USgovernmentA seaman who is also a hospital corpsman.
Origin
From hospital + -man. Piecewise doublet of hotelman.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
APA
hospitalman. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hospitalman
MLA
“hospitalman.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hospitalman. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hospitalman,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hospitalman.
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