Synonyms of serviceman

serviceman

noun

ˈsər-vəs-ˌman 

as in soldier

a person engaged in military service

wishing our servicemen overseas the best of luck

Synonyms & Similar Words

• soldier
• warrior
• fighter
• marine
• veteran
• trooper
• raider
• ranger
• legionnaire
• legionary
• recruit
• dragoon
• Confederate
• dogface
• regular
• knight
• infantryman
• partisan
• man-at-arms
• servicewoman
• conscript
• cavalryman
• musketeer
• combatant
• rifleman
• doughboy
• Continental
• artilleryman
• guardsman
• cavalier
• GI
• reservist
• commando
• militiaman
• foot soldier
• gunner
• guerrilla
• cannoneer
• Federal
• footman
• grunt
• jarhead
• archer
• paramilitary
• draftee
• irregular
• champion
• lancer
• cuirassier
• enrollee
• spearman
• mortarman
• counterguerrilla
• gendarme
• warhorse
• carabineer
• noncombatant
• digger
• minuteman
• pikeman
• crossbowman
• lifer
• gallowglass

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• civilian

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of serviceman

About 167,000 servicemen have returned from Ukraine, presidential administration official Sergei Novikov said in December, although Russian media reports and experts say the number is probably higher. — ABC News, 16 Sep. 2026

The show comes from Goalhanger’s drama bosses Joel Emery and Adam Jarrell, and was developed with input from current and former military and defence professionals, including serving airborne serviceman and military adviser Sergeant Dave Allen. — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 3 Sep. 2026

Its most prominent feature was the Rock, a small mountain honeycombed with thirty-four miles of tunnels that housed some sixteen thousand British servicemen as well as an American liaison office. — Literary Hub, 31 Aug. 2026

It's cost American taxpayers tens of billions of dollars and the lives of 18 servicemen. — Dana Taylor, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026