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radioman

American  
[ray-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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Broyles’ story onscreen is intercut with that of his more radical and insubordinate radioman, Jeff Hiers.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 31, 2025

Joy MacMillan, one of four siblings who lost their father, the submarine’s chief radioman, said it’s helpful to know the deaths spurred safety improvements.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 23, 2020

He ducked down to help unload another box of ammunition and asked the grunt, “Who’s he calling?,” meaning the radioman.

From The New Yorker ● Jan. 14, 2019

In 1986, former Navy radioman John A. Walker Jr., the admitted head of a family spy ring, was sentenced in Baltimore to life imprisonment.

From Washington Times ● Nov. 6, 2018

It seemed to the Corona’s radioman that they were safely back in the shipping lane.

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

A group of radiomen fearfully hired Alfred Politz Research, Inc. to find out if anyone was still listening to radio in the nation's TV areas.

From Time Magazine Archive

On a lower floor a small army of newsmen, photographers and radiomen waited to hear the grand jury's decision.

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 Ward Moore

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