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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Copernicus Okinawa, the largest of Japan's southwestern islands, hosts around 30,000 of the 54,000 active-duty American service members in Japan.
—John Feng, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 June 2025
On Monday, Iran launched an airstrike on United States' Al-Udeid military base in Qatar, the largest American military installation in the Middle East, with around 10,000 service members.
—Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 24 June 2025
Here’s a look at Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar:
Al Udeid hosts thousands of service members
The base hosts thousands of U.S. service members and served as a major staging ground for the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.
—Meg Kinnard, Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2025
The current state of politics and the Trump administration’s policies raises higher alert for the safety of LGBTQ+ service members, said Lauren Henson, the chair of the Pride military department.
—Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 June 2025
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John Feng, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 June 2025
On Monday, Iran launched an airstrike on United States' Al-Udeid military base in Qatar, the largest American military installation in the Middle East, with around 10,000 service members.
—Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 24 June 2025
Here’s a look at Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar:
Al Udeid hosts thousands of service members
The base hosts thousands of U.S. service members and served as a major staging ground for the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.
—Meg Kinnard, Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2025
The current state of politics and the Trump administration’s policies raises higher alert for the safety of LGBTQ+ service members, said Lauren Henson, the chair of the Pride military department.
—Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for service member
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“Service member.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/service%20member. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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