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corps⋅man

  [kawr-muhn, kohr-]
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–noun, plural -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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corps·man   (kôr'mən, kōr'-, kôrz'mən, kōrz'-)   
n.  

  1. An enlisted person in the U.S. Navy, serving either with the Navy or the Marines, who has been trained to give first aid and basic medical treatment, especially in combat situations.

  2. A member of a government-sponsored group designated as a corps: Peace Corpsmen.

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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: corps·man
Pronunciation: 'kO(&)r(z)-m&n, 'ko(&)r(z)-
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural corps·men /-m&n/
: a military enlisted person trained to give first aid and minor medical treatment
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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