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hospital corpsman

hospital corpsman noun: a member of a hospital corps, typically an enlisted navy sailor, often working at military hospitals.

Noun (1)

hospital corpsman (plural hospital corpsmen)

  1. (US) A member of a hospital corps, typically an enlisted navy sailor, often working at military hospitals.

Noun (2) capitalized: Hospital corpsman

Hospital corpsman (plural Hospital corpsmen)

  1. Alternative letter-case form of hospital corpsman.

Forms of hospital corpsman

pluralhospital corpsmen
alternative formHM
pluralHospital corpsmen

Origin of hospital corpsman

From hospital + corpsman.

Questions about hospital corpsman

What does hospital corpsman mean?
Hospital corpsman means a member of a hospital corps, typically an enlisted navy sailor, often working at military hospitals.
What part of speech is hospital corpsman?
Hospital corpsman is a noun.
What is the plural of hospital corpsman?
The plural of hospital corpsman is hospital corpsmen.

Words near hospital corpsman in the dictionary

  1. hospital bags
  2. hospital bed
  3. hospital beds
  4. hospital corner
  5. hospital corners
  6. hospital corpsman
  7. hospital corpsmen
  8. hospital fever
  9. hospital gangrene
  10. hospital gown
  11. hospital gowns

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