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
Soon, though, his editor had a change of heart and decided Schieffer should travel to Vietnam to report on hometown servicemen while also relaying messages to them from their families in Texas.
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Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Oct. 2025
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
The Panthers were formed in November 1983, and nearby U.S. airbases meant the roster was an alloy of American servicemen who could teach and English amateurs who loved to learn.
—Peter Carline, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
As an 18-year-old serviceman Spurgeon was old enough to marry.
—Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal, 28 Aug. 2025
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Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Oct. 2025
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
The Panthers were formed in November 1983, and nearby U.S. airbases meant the roster was an alloy of American servicemen who could teach and English amateurs who loved to learn.
—Peter Carline, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
As an 18-year-old serviceman Spurgeon was old enough to marry.
—Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal, 28 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for serviceman
Noun
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Earlier this year, the Israeli military retrieved the body of another soldier who was killed in the 2014 war.—
Stephen Sorace,
FOXNews.com,
9 Nov. 2025
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Just off the Gregory House, a trail leads to the Hammock Landing Battery, where Confederate soldiers guarded the river from attack, protecting their manufacturing hub in Columbus, Georgia.—
Carrie Honaker,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Nov. 2025
Noun
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One was Xena, like the warrior-princess of the 1990s TV series.—
Joanna Kakissis,
NPR,
11 Nov. 2025
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The movie tells the story of a dozen elite warriors from around the world who are kidnapped and forced to take part in fight-to-the-death survival games.—
Stewart Clarke,
Deadline,
10 Nov. 2025
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“Serviceman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/serviceman. Accessed 18 Nov. 2025.
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