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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The Navy serviceman, killed in the 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor, was identified decades later.
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Sandra McDonald, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
Remember that the Pentagon is three million servicemen and women and civilians.
—CBS News, 24 Nov. 2024
In 1983: Hezbollah militants targeted the barracks of U.S. Marines and French paratroopers in Beirut, Lebanon, with a suicide truck bombing that killed 241 U.S. servicemen and 58 French troops.
—Lorenzino Estrada, The Arizona Republic, 23 Oct. 2024
In response, the White House announced in an Oct. 2 statement that Biden activated 1,000 active servicemen in the areas affected by Hurricane Helene.
—Hannah Hudnall, USA TODAY, 11 Oct. 2024
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Sandra McDonald, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
Remember that the Pentagon is three million servicemen and women and civilians.
—CBS News, 24 Nov. 2024
In 1983: Hezbollah militants targeted the barracks of U.S. Marines and French paratroopers in Beirut, Lebanon, with a suicide truck bombing that killed 241 U.S. servicemen and 58 French troops.
—Lorenzino Estrada, The Arizona Republic, 23 Oct. 2024
In response, the White House announced in an Oct. 2 statement that Biden activated 1,000 active servicemen in the areas affected by Hurricane Helene.
—Hannah Hudnall, USA TODAY, 11 Oct. 2024
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“Serviceman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/serviceman. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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serviceman
noun
ser·vice·man
ˈsər-və-ˌsman
-smən
: a member of the armed forces
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