service member
noun
variants
or less commonly servicemember
plural service members also servicemembers
: a person who is a member of the armed forces
Once Federal Judge Martin Barash administered the oath of allegiance and spoke about their new responsibilities and privileges, he singled out each service member by name (the only new citizens offered this recognition), and the crowd responded with standing ovations.—
Smithsonian
SmithsonianFor three-quarters of a century, East Helena has proudly honored servicemembers with a monument in the heart of town. And now community leaders are looking for names of area veterans as they rebuild the monument with a new design.—Tom Kuglin
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Children of service members or first responders killed or injured in the line of duty.
—Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Apr. 2025
These are the cases where the illness is bad enough to send the service member seeking medical attention.
—Kimberly Dickson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Apr. 2025
The members of this unit were tasked with sorting the massive backlog of undelivered mail for U.S. service members in England and France.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 3 Apr. 2025
Most recently, nationwide injunctions have been used to block more than a dozen of Trump’s executive orders, addressing wide-ranging issues including the definition of birthright citizenship, the firing of federal employees and a ban on transgender service members in the military.
—Barbara McQuade, Twin Cities, 1 Apr. 2025
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Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Apr. 2025
These are the cases where the illness is bad enough to send the service member seeking medical attention.
—Kimberly Dickson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Apr. 2025
The members of this unit were tasked with sorting the massive backlog of undelivered mail for U.S. service members in England and France.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 3 Apr. 2025
Most recently, nationwide injunctions have been used to block more than a dozen of Trump’s executive orders, addressing wide-ranging issues including the definition of birthright citizenship, the firing of federal employees and a ban on transgender service members in the military.
—Barbara McQuade, Twin Cities, 1 Apr. 2025
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“Service member.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/service%20member. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.
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