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Meaning of corpsman | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
/ˈkɔː(ɹ)mən/

Definitions

  1. A hospital corpsman.
    US
  2. An enlisted person in the U.S. Army who works as a field medic.
    US, obsolete
  3. A military medic.
    nonstandard

Equivalents

Nederlands hospik
Русский санитар

Examples

“The corpsman prescribed Motrin to the sick marine for his symptoms.”
““I love talking on the phone!” said Kate, a college student and corpsman in the Navy Reserve. “If someone’s like, ‘Do you want to text?’ ‘No! Call me. I want to hear your voice.’””

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

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