serviceman
Americannoun
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servicemen
plural
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a member of the armed forces of a country.
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a person whose occupation is to maintain or repair equipment.
a television serviceman.
noun
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Also called (feminine): servicewoman. a person who serves in the armed services of a country
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a man employed to service and maintain equipment
Gender
See -man.
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of serviceman
Example Sentences
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Three Turkish nationals, including a serviceman, and three Qatari military personnel were killed when a helicopter crashed in Qatar's territorial waters, the Gulf country's defence ministry said.
From Barron's ● Mar. 22, 2026
The serviceman said the innovation could have posed a grave threat to Ukrainian forces if the Russians had multiplied their use, endangering logistics, air defense and artillery, among other critical equipment.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 2, 2026
Ray is the son of an Asian woman and a serviceman who fought in Vietnam.
From Salon ● Oct. 10, 2025
In the fourth episode, viewers see that a shaken Sullivan is being investigated for his relationship with another serviceman who is suspected of being gay.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2025
It’s so different from his official, buttoned-up, and serious-faced serviceman portrait, which we also have framed on the mantel.
From "The Sea in Winter" by Christine Day
When we commemorate the D-Day victory at Normandy, we don’t discuss why American planners failed to anticipate the dangers of the hedgerows beyond the beaches, where many American servicemen subsequently died.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
Nigerien forces had repelled the attack "with the assistance of servicemen of the African Corps of the Russian Ministry of Defence", the foreign ministry in Moscow said on Sunday.
From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2026
In Olongapo, the city adjacent to the core of the former base, ex-U.S. servicemen who have settled in the area hang out at the bar and clubhouse of the American Legion veterans organization.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
That helps isolate the specific impacts of the GI Bill, the landmark 1944 law that effectively provided free college to millions of returning U.S. servicemen.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 18, 2026
That’s what happened in March 1942, when Elizebeth discovered that the Nazis were planning to ambush the RMS Queen Mary, which had over eight thousand American servicemen on board.
From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield
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