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

• soldier
• warrior

Examples of serviceman in a Sentence

wishing our servicemen overseas the best of luck

Recent Examples on the Web

The manpower shortages compelled the War Department not only to rethink its policy of barring Black GIs from combat, but to cut back the number of servicemen stationed stateside, retaining only those disqualified for overseas duty by age or physical condition. —Literary Hub, 14 Oct. 2025

Unverified image of a Russian serviceman holding a Ukrainian Baba Yaga drone on August 6, 2024. —Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025

But in 1942, it was converted into a U.S.O. and was used to entertain servicemen and women training at Naval Air Station Grosse Ile. —Kristen Jordan Shamus, Freep.com, 31 Aug. 2025

As an 18-year-old serviceman Spurgeon was old enough to marry. —Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal, 28 Aug. 2025

Word History

Etymology

service entry 1 + man entry 1

First Known Use

1899, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for serviceman

• assemblyman
• carbofuran
• catamaran
• chipewyan
• illinoian
• newspaperman
• nurseryman
• afghan
• bedpan
• began
• caveman
• chapin

Kids Definition

serviceman

noun

ser·​vice·​man ˈsər-və-ˌsman 

-smən

: a member of the armed forces