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hospitalman

hospitalman noun: a seaman who is also a hospital corpsman.

Noun

hospitalman (plural hospitalmen)

  1. (US) A seaman who is also a hospital corpsman.

Forms of hospitalman

pluralhospitalmen
alternative formHN

Origin of hospitalman

From hospital + -man. Piecewise doublet of hotelman.

Questions about hospitalman

What does hospitalman mean?
Hospitalman means a seaman who is also a hospital corpsman.
What part of speech is hospitalman?
Hospitalman is a noun.
What is the plural of hospitalman?
The plural of hospitalman is hospitalmen.

Words near hospitalman in the dictionary

  1. hospitalizes
  2. hospitalizing
  3. hospitaller
  4. hospitallers
  5. hospitallike
  6. hospitalman
  7. hospitals
  8. hospitate
  9. hospitated
  10. hospitates
  11. hospitating

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