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
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wishing our servicemen overseas the best of luck
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Unverified image of a Russian serviceman holding a Ukrainian Baba Yaga drone on August 6, 2024.
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Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025
As an 18-year-old serviceman Spurgeon was old enough to marry.
—Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal, 28 Aug. 2025
The Russian Defence Ministry said earlier on Sunday that 146 Russian servicemen were returned from Ukraine in exchange for 146 Ukrainian prisoners of war, adding that eight Russian civilians from the Kursk region were also returned.
—Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2025
Thousands of books and films have been made over the past 80 years celebrating the bravery of American servicemen during World War II.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 July 2025
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Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025
As an 18-year-old serviceman Spurgeon was old enough to marry.
—Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal, 28 Aug. 2025
The Russian Defence Ministry said earlier on Sunday that 146 Russian servicemen were returned from Ukraine in exchange for 146 Ukrainian prisoners of war, adding that eight Russian civilians from the Kursk region were also returned.
—Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2025
Thousands of books and films have been made over the past 80 years celebrating the bravery of American servicemen during World War II.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 July 2025
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“Serviceman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/serviceman. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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serviceman
noun
ser·vice·man
ˈsər-və-ˌsman
-smən
: a member of the armed forces
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