corpsman
(medical, military, nonstandard) A military medic.
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(medical, military, nonstandard) A military medic.
The corpsman prescribed Motrin to the sick marine for his symptoms.
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(obsolete, US, military) An enlisted person in the U.S. Army who works as a field medic.
The corpsman prescribed Motrin to the sick marine for his symptoms.
“Me, too. I once got lost for an hour on the Kennedy, trying to find medical. It's a maze to anyone just visiting. I started in the engine room of a "Gator Freighter" (Coronado LPD-11), then changed rate to Corpsman with the Marines. MM2 to HM2.”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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(US, military, nautical) A hospital corpsman.
The corpsman prescribed Motrin to the sick marine for his symptoms.
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