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

Synonyms

• dogface
• fighter
• legionary
• legionnaire
• man-at-arms
• regular
• soldier
• trooper
• warrior

Examples of serviceman in a Sentence

wishing our servicemen overseas the best of luck

Recent Examples on the Web

The discovery has revealed the final resting place of more than 200 servicemen who died when Japanese forces sank it on March 1, 1942, three months after the attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. —Patrick Smith, NBC News, 12 Nov. 2024

According to Hopkins, what was left of the car was shipped stateside after the war by an American serviceman with grand plans to rebuild it. —Howard Walker, Robb Report, 28 Oct. 2024

Ukrainian servicemen prepare for the front line Monday near Kurakhove in eastern Donetsk. —Reuters, NBC News, 16 Oct. 2024

In late March, 300 servicemen from a unit from Buynaksk, Dagestan, laid down their arms and left Ukraine. —Sarah A. Topol, New York Times, 20 Sep. 2024

Word History

Etymology

service entry 1 + man entry 1

First Known Use

1899, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

serviceman

noun

ser·​vice·​man ˈsər-və-ˌsman 

-smən

: a member of the armed forces