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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

That was a joke, the radioman calling the prestigious state back East where Vollie’s mother had once gone for a cousin’s wedding and come back with a picture book about skyscrapers for her boy.

From The New Yorker • Jan. 14, 2019

The cause of the fire remains unknown but historians believe the steam ship’s radioman, George W. Roger was behind it.

From Washington Times • Sep. 9, 2018

John Chapman, an Air Force combat controller acting as the unit’s radioman, was left behind.

From New York Times • May 25, 2018

One night a lieutenant named Jim Kent recollected how the former radioman had taken an interest in a dead Japanese boy with his pants turned inside out around his muddy ankles.

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

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