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

Synonyms

• dogface
• fighter
• legionary
• legionnaire
• man-at-arms
• regular
• soldier
• trooper
• warrior

Examples of serviceman in a Sentence

wishing our servicemen overseas the best of luck

Recent Examples on the Web

A lot of servicemen and servicewomen tell me that this song is an anthem for them. —Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 29 Sep. 2024

Zelenskyy posted pictures of servicemen wrapped in the national blue and yellow flag, hugging each other, talking on mobile phones and posing for group photographs at an undisclosed location. —Reuters, NBC News, 14 Sep. 2024

At dusk on November 26, an Aussie soldier invited an American serviceman to join him for a beer at a canteen near the PX. —Tony Perrottet, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Sep. 2024

Ukrainian servicemen operate a tank on a road near the border with Russia, in the Sumy region of Ukraine, on August 14, 2024. —Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 15 Aug. 2024

Word History

Etymology

service entry 1 + man entry 1

First Known Use

1899, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

serviceman

noun

ser·​vice·​man ˈsər-və-ˌsman 

-smən

: a member of the armed forces