"corpsman" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈkɔː(ɹ)mən/, /ˈkɔː(ɹ)zmən/ Forms: corpsmen [plural]
Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)mən Etymology: From corps + -man. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|corps|man}} corps + -man Head templates: {{en-noun|corpsmen}} corpsman (plural corpsmen)
  1. (US, military, nautical) A hospital corpsman. Tags: US
    Sense id: en-corpsman-en-noun-irO~yoak Categories (other): American English, Military, Nautical, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -man, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Lithuanian translations, Terms with Macedonian translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 71 26 4 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -man: 57 37 6 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 66 28 6 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 66 32 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 67 31 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 61 30 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Lithuanian translations: 42 51 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Macedonian translations: 42 51 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 63 30 7 Topics: government, military, nautical, politics, transport, war
  2. (obsolete, US, military) An enlisted person in the U.S. Army who works as a field medic. Tags: US, obsolete Translations (An enlisted person in the U.S. Army who works as a field medic): hospik [masculine] (Dutch), ligintojas [masculine] (Lithuanian), ligintoja [feminine] (Lithuanian), санита́р (sanitár) [masculine] (Macedonian), санита́рка (sanitárka) [feminine] (Macedonian), санита́р (sanitár) [masculine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-corpsman-en-noun-gC~kBRnE Categories (other): American English, Military, Terms with Lithuanian translations, Terms with Macedonian translations Disambiguation of Terms with Lithuanian translations: 42 51 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Macedonian translations: 42 51 7 Topics: government, military, politics, war Disambiguation of 'An enlisted person in the U.S. Army who works as a field medic': 6 90 4
  3. (medicine, military, nonstandard) A military medic. Tags: nonstandard
    Sense id: en-corpsman-en-noun-yvOPbmMr Categories (other): Medicine, Military Topics: government, medicine, military, politics, sciences, war
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: corpswoman, aidman

Inflected forms

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