SERVICEWOMAN Synonyms: 45 Similar and Opposite Words

servicewoman

noun

Definition of servicewoman

as in soldier

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civilian

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Recent Examples of servicewoman And during World War II, servicewomen were issued a tube of Elizabeth Arden’s Montezuma Red in their military kits. — Emily Listfield, Harper's BAZAAR, 13 Apr. 2023 During the exchange Ukraine returned home a dog named Adik that Russian troops took away from its owner – a Ukrainian servicewoman from Mariupol – after she was captured. — Katya Soldak, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2023 Lane is said to be the only American servicewoman killed by direct enemy fire during that war. — Michele Herrmann, Forbes, 28 May 2021 See All Example Sentences for servicewoman

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Noun

In 2025, an explosive device there killed eight soldiers in one of the deadliest such incidents in Mexico.

— María Verza, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2026
In Mozart’s original, two Italian soldiers decide to test their lovers’ fidelity by pretending to head off to war.

— ABC News, ABC News, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of soldier

Noun

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, Literary Hub, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of serviceman

Noun

Few character intros in movie history are better than Indiana Jones snagging that golden idol before being promptly chased by a giant boulder and a tribe of blowdart-wielding warriors.

— Frank DeRuggiero, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Sep. 2026
His step no longer looked assured, his body appeared stiff and his warrior mentality finally breached.

— Ben Church, CNN Money, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of warrior

Noun

Brian José Morales García was riding beside his boss through the Texas Hill Country, bound for an air-conditioning job near Fredericksburg, when a state trooper stopped their pickup truck.

— María Luisa Paúl, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2026
Florida Highway Patrol troopers are continuing to search for the hit-and-run driver, according to Florida Today.

— Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of trooper

Noun

Idaho’s prison system has nearly completed execution chamber upgrades to carry out the death penalty by firing squad as the state’s lead method and will have a team of riflemen ready to go by the time a state law takes effect this summer.

— Kevin Fixler April 29, Idaho Statesman, 29 Apr. 2026
Oforah was an infantry rifleman.

— Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 12 Feb. 2026

Definition of rifleman

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