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corpsman

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • /ˈkɔː(ɹ)mən/
  • /ˈkɔː(ɹ)zmən/
  • rhymes with -ɔː(ɹ)mən
  • CMU ARPABET: K AO1 R M AH0 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

A hospital corpsman.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: US

Topics: government, military, nautical, politics, transport, war

Examples

  • The corpsman prescribed Motrin to the sick marine for his symptoms.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

An enlisted person in the U.S. Army who works as a field medic.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: US, obsolete

Topics: government, military, politics, war

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

A military medic.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: nonstandard

Topics: government, medicine, military, politics, sciences, war

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From corps + -man.

Across languages

Translations

6 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Dutch: hospik — An enlisted person in the U.S. Army who works as a field medic
  • Lithuanian: ligintojas — An enlisted person in the U.S. Army who works as a field medic
  • Lithuanian: ligintoja — An enlisted person in the U.S. Army who works as a field medic
  • Macedonian: санита́р (sanitár) — An enlisted person in the U.S. Army who works as a field medic
  • Macedonian: санита́рка (sanitárka) — An enlisted person in the U.S. Army who works as a field medic
  • Russian: санита́р (sanitár) — An enlisted person in the U.S. Army who works as a field medic