serviceman
noun
ser·vice·man
ˈsər-vəs-ˌman 
-mən
1
: a male member of the armed forces
2
: a man employed to repair or maintain equipment
3
: a gas station attendant
Examples of serviceman in a Sentence
wishing our servicemen overseas the best of luck
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There was the time when the president and first lady hosted a large dinner to honor servicemen who had been prisoners of war during the Vietnam War.
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Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 29 Oct. 2025
Over at the Department of War, meanwhile, schools serving some 71,000 children of servicemen saw DEI wiped out (despite residual legal challenges) in early February.
—Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
Mookie credits his dad with developing his strategic thinking skills
Willie, a former Air Force serviceman who later worked as a railroad mechanical superintendent, played a hands-on role in Mookie’s athletic upbringing and was always thinking ahead.
—Nasha Smith, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2025
Soon, though, his editor had a change of heart and decided Schieffer should travel to Vietnam to report on hometown servicemen while also relaying messages to them from their families in Texas.
—Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Oct. 2025
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Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 29 Oct. 2025
Over at the Department of War, meanwhile, schools serving some 71,000 children of servicemen saw DEI wiped out (despite residual legal challenges) in early February.
—Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
Mookie credits his dad with developing his strategic thinking skills
Willie, a former Air Force serviceman who later worked as a railroad mechanical superintendent, played a hands-on role in Mookie’s athletic upbringing and was always thinking ahead.
—Nasha Smith, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2025
Soon, though, his editor had a change of heart and decided Schieffer should travel to Vietnam to report on hometown servicemen while also relaying messages to them from their families in Texas.
—Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for serviceman
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“Serviceman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/serviceman. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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serviceman
noun
ser·vice·man
ˈsər-və-ˌsman
-smən
: a member of the armed forces
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