corpsman U.S.
(ˈkɔːmən)
[f. corps + man n.1]
An enlisted medical auxiliary in the U.S. Navy or Army; = hospital corpsman.
| 1941 Acts 77th U.S. Congr. 7 Apr.—6 May, Naval Hospital, Norfolk, Virginia: Extension of seawall, bulkhead, and fill, $85,000; barracks and accessories for corpsmen, $200,000. 1959 C. Ogburn Marauders (1960) vii. 209 Medical corpsmen..threaded their way back down the half-running column to bind up wounds. 1968 Globe & Mail (Toronto) 13 Feb. 4/1 The Americans dived for cover. ‘Corpsman, corpsman... We've got wounded here!’ |