radioman

noun

ra·​dio·​man ˈrā-dē-ō-ˌman How to pronounce radioman (audio)
: a radio operator or technician

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Upton served as a radioman throughout the war, Farley said. Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 28 Dec. 2024 Upton continued to serve as a radioman during World War II and later started a family with wife Gene, who Pacific Historic Parks said died in 2018. Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 28 Dec. 2024 Higgins joined the Navy in 1939 and served as a radioman at Pearl Harbor, a Hawaii naval base on Oahu island, assigned to a patrol squadron of seaplanes. Kara Nelson, CNN, 23 Mar. 2024 Higgins was a radioman assigned to a patrol squadron of seaplanes based at the Hawaii naval base when Japanese planes began dropping bombs on the morning of Dec. 7, 1941. CBS News, 21 Mar. 2024 See All Example Sentences for radioman

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First Known Use

1912, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of radioman was in 1912

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“Radioman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/radioman. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.

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radioman

noun
ra·​dio·​man ˈrād-ē-ō-ˌman How to pronounce radioman (audio)
: a radio operator (as on a ship)

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