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radioman

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

noun

plural

radiomen
  1. a person who operates a radio.


Etymology

Origin of radioman

First recorded in 1920–25; radio + man

Example Sentences

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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

The radioman made contact with England and relayed their status: No one hurt, two engines out, attempting to land in Warsaw.

From New York Times • Dec. 17, 2021

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

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

He would be their radioman and, later, their belly gunner.

From "Unbroken" by Laura Hillenbrand