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corpsman

[kawr-muhn, kohr-] / ˈkɔr mən, ˈkoʊr- /
NOUN
medic
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Navy corpsman and Dis’ older brother, found it difficult to grieve his friends who died while serving and the death of his sister because he was raised to “Be a man and suck it up.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 21, 2025

A Navy corpsman rushed to his aid and applied dressings.

From Washington Post ● Mar. 29, 2023

Mr. Ferriero, by the way, also served as a Navy hospital corpsman during the Vietnam War.

From Washington Times ● May 3, 2022

Thomas Drake spoke to Fox News Digital on Monday about his Virginia-born father, Keith Drake, as well as his own four years of service as a hospital corpsman in the Navy.

From Fox News ● Dec. 7, 2021

A corpsman with the small circle of his profession on his helmet knelt by my side.

From "Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two" by Joseph Bruchac

The occasion is production on a show called “Devil Docs,” a web comedy about Navy corpsmen billed as “Scrubs” for the U.S. military.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 5, 2020

“Problem is, the Marine Corps does not have its own medical staff. Navy corpsmen serve as medics to deployed Marine units, and their doctors are naval officers, not Marines.”

From Washington Post ● Sep. 16, 2019

After dropping the second Marine off, Naimo told the corpsmen he was returning to his own fighting position.

From Washington Times ● Jul. 16, 2017

At Guantánamo, psychiatrists, Navy corpsmen and nurses specializing in mental health have replaced the psychologists to provide mental health treatment for detainees.

From New York Times ● Dec. 31, 2015

Nine hours later, when the light came up, he became aware of two medical corpsmen kneeling beside the man next to him.

From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson


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