service member

noun

variants or less commonly servicemember

ˈsər-vəs-ˌmem-bər 

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

For 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

Examples of service member in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The former service members come from all over the Chicago area every week to get help securing health care, employment, disability pay and other benefits during the support sessions staffed by VA workers, O’Shea said. —Chicago Tribune, 6 Mar. 2025

Trump had already ordered 1,600 Marines to the border in January, joining 2,500 service members already there prior to the new Trump administration. —Ellen Mitchell, The Hill, 4 Mar. 2025

More:Trump Pentagon policy will 'purge' transgender service members, advocates say USA TODAY requested the records in 2021 after reporting on Weaver's case and filed a suit in federal court to force their release. —Nick Penzenstadler, USA TODAY, 4 Mar. 2025

Plaintiffs include transgender service members from a range of military branches affected by the Trump administration. —Joanne Haner, ABC News, 28 Feb. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1955, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for service member

• december
• dismember
• nonmember
• november
• remember
• september
• ember