service member
noun
variants
or less commonly servicemember
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
SmithsonianFor 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
Tom KuglinExamples of service member in a Sentence
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On Wednesday, the military announced that Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro had officially cleared all 256 Black service members who were punished in connection with the explosion.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 July 2024
Pro-Trump creators shared images critical of female Secret Service agents juxtaposed against celebrated images of male service members.
—Danielle Lee Tomson, The Conversation, 19 July 2024
The convention played a video of family members of six of the 13 U.S. service members killed, and some of them spoke afterward as others stood onstage.
—Aaron Blake, Washington Post, 18 July 2024
The committee launched a review after 20 service members died in four Osprey crashes in less than two years.
—Laura Strickler, NBC News, 16 July 2024
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Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 July 2024
Pro-Trump creators shared images critical of female Secret Service agents juxtaposed against celebrated images of male service members.
—Danielle Lee Tomson, The Conversation, 19 July 2024
The convention played a video of family members of six of the 13 U.S. service members killed, and some of them spoke afterward as others stood onstage.
—Aaron Blake, Washington Post, 18 July 2024
The committee launched a review after 20 service members died in four Osprey crashes in less than two years.
—Laura Strickler, NBC News, 16 July 2024
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“Service member.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/service%20member. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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