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
Examples of serviceman in a Sentence
wishing our servicemen overseas the best of luck
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Clayton’s case is among several recent incidents to draw scrutiny from local Okinawans include the case of a 25-year-old US serviceman, who in December was sentenced to five years in prison for kidnapping and raping an underage girl.
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Karina Tsui, CNN Money, 25 June 2025
Ukrainian media reports said eight Russian servicemen were killed and another 12 were injured.
—Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 June 2025
Zelensky said in a post on X that the Ukrainian servicemen who returned were members of the armed forces, the National Guard, the State Border Guard Service and the State Transport Special Service.
—Samya Kullab, Los Angeles Times, 14 June 2025
In states with lax gun laws, private security—a broad, thinly regulated industry that heavily employs ex-cops and former servicemen—can be a bridge between law enforcement and vigilante activity.
—Jessica Pishko, New Yorker, 6 June 2025
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Karina Tsui, CNN Money, 25 June 2025
Ukrainian media reports said eight Russian servicemen were killed and another 12 were injured.
—Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 June 2025
Zelensky said in a post on X that the Ukrainian servicemen who returned were members of the armed forces, the National Guard, the State Border Guard Service and the State Transport Special Service.
—Samya Kullab, Los Angeles Times, 14 June 2025
In states with lax gun laws, private security—a broad, thinly regulated industry that heavily employs ex-cops and former servicemen—can be a bridge between law enforcement and vigilante activity.
—Jessica Pishko, New Yorker, 6 June 2025
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“Serviceman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/serviceman. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.
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serviceman
noun
ser·vice·man
ˈsər-və-ˌsman
-smən
: a member of the armed forces
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