serviceman

noun

ser·​vice·​man ˈsər-vəs-ˌman How to pronounce serviceman (audio)
-mən
1
: a male member of the armed forces
2
: a man employed to repair or maintain equipment
3
: a gas station attendant

Examples of serviceman in a Sentence

wishing our servicemen overseas the best of luck
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As a result of the strike, 18 servicemen were killed and another 33 were injured to varying degrees of severity. Amanda Castro, Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2024 The Navy serviceman, killed in the 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor, was identified decades later. 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 See all Example Sentences for serviceman 

Word History

First Known Use

1899, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of serviceman was in 1899

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“Serviceman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/serviceman. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.

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serviceman

noun
ser·​vice·​man ˈsər-və-ˌsman How to pronounce serviceman (audio)
-smən
: a member of the armed forces

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