as in soldier
a person engaged in military service
wishing our servicemen overseas the best of luck
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Recent Examples of serviceman
Unable to enlist in the army during World War II owing to a weak heart, Garfield instead, along with Bette Davis, established the Hollywood Canteen, the famous hub for servicemen stopping through Los Angeles.
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Rance Collins, IndieWire, 3 June 2025
Speaking on Russian state TV on Sunday, a Russian serviceman said that Putin was reportedly flying over the Kursk region in a helicopter when the area came under intense Ukrainian drone attack during his visit.
—Samya Kullab, Chicago Tribune, 25 May 2025
The Kremlin noted progress at direct talks this week with Ukrainian negotiators on exchanging prisoners and returning the remains of servicemen.
—Maxim Rodionov, USA Today, 5 June 2025
Ukraine says that many of the casualties were servicemen undergoing treatment at the military hospital.
—Anders Hagstrom, FOXNews.com, 30 Mar. 2025
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Rance Collins, IndieWire, 3 June 2025
Speaking on Russian state TV on Sunday, a Russian serviceman said that Putin was reportedly flying over the Kursk region in a helicopter when the area came under intense Ukrainian drone attack during his visit.
—Samya Kullab, Chicago Tribune, 25 May 2025
The Kremlin noted progress at direct talks this week with Ukrainian negotiators on exchanging prisoners and returning the remains of servicemen.
—Maxim Rodionov, USA Today, 5 June 2025
Ukraine says that many of the casualties were servicemen undergoing treatment at the military hospital.
—Anders Hagstrom, FOXNews.com, 30 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for serviceman
Noun
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His Telegram channel, followed by around half a million users, regularly features narrated footage of drones tracking and killing Russian soldiers.—
Jesus Mesa,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 June 2025
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The biggest revelation in both movies is that throughout the war Lucas had heroin shipped to the U.S. from Vietnam in coffins containing dead soldiers.—
Steve Bloom,
HollywoodReporter,
24 June 2025
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Two years later, Israeli and American cyber warriors introduced Stuxnet, a malicious computer worm that caused thousands of Natanz centrifuges to spin out of control, setting back Iran’s nuclear enrichment.—
Jennifer Griffin,
FOXNews.com,
21 June 2025
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The movement's emphasis on the Old Testament is significant, Clarkson said, because in it, major figures are warriors.—
Odette Yousef,
NPR,
21 June 2025
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“Serviceman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/serviceman. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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