Definition of "corpsman" [corpsman]

• 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. (noun)
• A member of a government-sponsored group designated as a corps: Peace Corpsmen. (noun)

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• "He then ran through a series of gaffes Obama has made over the years before settling on his favorite one: the president pronouncing the word "corpsman" as "corpseman.""
• "Eventually, Hannity just started repeating the word "corpsman" over and over again."
• "In another of the documents, a Navy corpsman is quoted as saying, "there was a lot of peer pressure to keep one's mouth shut.""