corpsman

noun

corps·​man ˈkȯr(z)-mən 

1

: an enlisted man trained to give first aid and minor medical treatment

2

: a member of a government-sponsored service corps

Examples of corpsman in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

As longtime friends, Delgado, a corporate IT professional, and Abreu, who was a Navy corpsman and then lead project manager for a construction firm, began to dabble in home brewing in 2012. —Miami Herald, 16 Oct. 2025

He was inspired to pursue medicine after serving as a corpsman in a labor and delivery unit at a military hospital in Japan. —Sarah Volpenhein, jsonline.com, 15 July 2025

Yet another Navy man — five of Flight 212’s 10 survivors were in the Navy — the corpsman and Vietnam vet was on his way to the funeral of his father, who had died of cancer at 53. —Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 27 Apr. 2025

Based on this success, the military developed guidelines for ketamine’s use, trained its medics and corpsmen to administer it and supplied the medication to units deploying for combat. —Arthur L. Kellermann, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025

Word History

Etymology

corps + man entry 1 (originally short for hospital corpsman, member of the Hospital Corps in the U.S. army and navy)

First Known Use

1900, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for corpsman

• foreman
• foremen
• mormon
• warman
• longshoreman
• longshoremen
• metformin

Kids Definition

corpsman

noun

corps·​man ˈkō(ə)r(z)-mən 

ˈkȯ(ə)r(z)-

: an enlisted man trained to give first aid

Medical Definition

corpsman

noun

corps·​man ˈkō(ə)r(z)-mən, ˈkȯ(ə)r(z)- 

plural corpsmen -mən 

: a military enlisted person trained to give first aid and minor medical treatment