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radioman

American  
[rey-dee-oh-man] / ˈreɪ di oʊˌmæn /

noun

radiomen plural
  1. a person who operates a radio.


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Noun Inflected Forms

Etymology

Origin of radioman

First recorded in 1920–25; radio + man

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Navy radioman, died while traveling to France to attend a commemorative event.

From New York Times Jun. 6, 2024

The latter award was for when Nakata, a radioman, injured his leg amid shelling in France, refused evacuation and dragged himself to continue broadcasting to help his buddies.

From Seattle Times Mar. 27, 2022

A U.S. ship’s radioman foils a poison-gas plot in a foreign port.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 3, 2020

They were coming fast, and Vollie was near enough the command post to hear a radioman cranking the phone and calling out coördinates.

From The New Yorker Jan. 14, 2019

A radioman from K Company had set up against the seawall and was railing loudly about interference; every time battleship guns were fired offshore even the static died out, he complained.

From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson

Her voice was so loud, the Coast Guard radiomen thought she was very near too.

From National Geographic Jan. 30, 2024

In the more important matter of sending canned music over the air, the musicians and record men reached an agreement which made radiomen squirm.

From Time Magazine Archive

Longshoremen, tugboat men, radiomen, masters, mates and pilots announced that they would support the strike.

From Time Magazine Archive

Even then, old radiomen kept their eyes on Sarnoff.

From Time Magazine Archive

Manipulated once more by my tyrant, I was stationed, like other reporters and radiomen, in a captive balloon.

From Greener Than You Think by Moore, Ward

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