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corps·man
/
ˈkɔr
mən, ˈkoʊr-
/
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[
kawr
-m
uh
n,
kohr
-
]
Show IPA
noun,
plural
corps·men.
1.
U.S. Navy.
an enlisted person working as a pharmacist or hospital assistant.
2.
U.S. Army.
an enlisted person in the Medical Corps who accompanies combat troops into battle to give first aid, carry off the wounded, etc.
3.
a member of any
corps
, as of the
peace
Corps.
Origin:
1940–45,
Americanism;
corps
+
-man
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corpsman
(ˈkɔːmən)
—
n
,
pl
-men
(
US
)
military
a medical orderly or stretcher-bearer
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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