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noun ser·vice·man \ ˈsər-vəs-ˌman , -mən \

Definition of serviceman

1 :a male member of the armed forces

2 :a man employed to repair or maintain equipment

3 :a gas station attendant

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His father is a U.S. serviceman, and his mother is German.

— michelle kaufman, miamiherald, "Former U.S. player raising eyebrows as English Premier League coach," 26 Aug. 2017
Mustard gas experiments were conducted on U.S. servicemen and remained classified until 1975.

— shane sanderson, kansascity, "Congress passes bill to give veterans exposed to mustard gas another shot at benefits," 3 Aug. 2017
The shirt was a staple of the American serviceman's wardrobe for decades.

— ella ceron, Teen Vogue, "Stylist Karla Welch on Hanes x Karla, Starring Justin Bieber, Joan Smalls, and Kaia Gerber," 2 Aug. 2017
Once, the ambulance service came to the aid of Jim Schembri, an ex-serviceman who was hurt when a tree branch fell on him in March 2016.

— leonore schick, The Seattle Times, "Prince William on his final shift as air ambulance pilot," 27 July 2017
The fires were extinguished by Ukrainian servicemen, and one grenade, a ZMG-1, was recovered.

— kyle mizokami, Popular Mechanics, "Kaboom! Russian Drone With Thermite Grenade Blows Up a Billion Dollars of Ukrainian Ammo," 27 July 2017
It is called the Last Firebase, and it is run by those people who firmly believe that there are still American servicemen held in Vietnam.

— charles p. pierce, Esquire, "John McCain Walks on Water," 20 July 2017
The web pages could be tributes to veterans, fallen servicemen or police officers.

— william thornton, AL.com, "More Than a Dash offers digital memorials to tell stories of the departed," 12 July 2017
Even some of the groups Trump is often outspoken about supporting, like military veterans and servicemen, are impacted by the administration’s unspoken stance against the LGBTQ community.

— leigh cuen, Teen Vogue, "All the Ways Donald Trump Broke His Promises to LGBTQ People," 8 July 2017

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First Known Use of serviceman

1899

serviceman Synonyms

Synonyms

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

Antonyms

civilian

Related Words

servicewoman; carabineer (or carabinier), cavalier, cavalryman, cuirassier, dragoon; doughboy, footman, foot soldier, grunt, infantryman; commando, raider; jarhead [slang], marine, ranger; artilleryman, cannoneer, gunner, mortarman, musketeer, rifleman; archer, crossbowman; lancer, pikeman, spearman; Confederate, Continental, Federal, GI, guardsman, militiaman, minuteman; counterguerrilla (also counterguerilla), guerrilla (or guerilla), irregular, paramilitary, partisan (also partizan); combatant, noncombatant; lifer, veteran, warhorse; conscript, draftee, enrollee, recruit; reservist; champion, knight; digger [chiefly Australian & New Zealand], gallowglass, gendarme

SERVICEMAN Defined for English Language Learners

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Definition of serviceman for English Language Learners

: a man who is a member of the military

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serviceman

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noun ser·vice·man \ ˈsər-vəs-ˌman \

Definition of serviceman for Students

plural servicemen \-ˌmen\

:a man who is a member of the armed forces

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