service member

noun

variants or less commonly servicemember

ˈsər-vəs-ˌmem-bər 

plural service members also servicemembers

: a person who is a member of the armed forces

Once Federal Judge Martin Barash administered the oath of allegiance and spoke about their new responsibilities and privileges, he singled out each service member by name (the only new citizens offered this recognition), and the crowd responded with standing ovations.

—Smithsonian

For three-quarters of a century, East Helena has proudly honored servicemembers with a monument in the heart of town. And now community leaders are looking for names of area veterans as they rebuild the monument with a new design.

—Tom Kuglin

Examples of service member in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The insurance would cover the birth or adoption of a child by the employee, placement of a child with the employee for foster care, care of a family member with a serious health condition, or in aiding families of service members of active duty or an impending call/order to active duty. —Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 21 May 2024

There are about 1,000 U.S. service members devoted to the maritime corridor operation just off the coast. —Eleanor Watson, CBS News, 16 May 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1955, in the meaning defined above