serviceman
Americannoun
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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
Yates said that his own father, a former serviceman, remembered hearing Japanese propaganda broadcasts during his time in the Pacific during World War II.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 21, 2025
Ray is the son of an Asian woman and a serviceman who fought in Vietnam.
From Salon ● Oct. 10, 2025
In fact, every serviceman in the Pacific knew secrets that had to be kept from his civilian friends and relatives back in the States.
From "Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two" by Joseph Bruchac
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
Commemorations to mark the 82nd anniversary started with French schoolchildren walking across Juno Beach to mark H-Hour, the time at which British servicemen were deployed.
From BBC ● Jun. 6, 2026
The operation, which Trump over the weekend dubbed “Project Freedom,” is supported by 15,000 U.S. servicemen and 100 aircraft, according to U.S.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 4, 2026
Even before Charles and Queen Camilla landed at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland, U.S. servicemen and women on the base were excited, talking about how best to catch a glimpse of the couple.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 30, 2026
All foreign lands are inaccessible except to servicemen; they are vague, distant, and sealed off as though behind a curtain of plastic.
From "A Separate Peace" by John Knowles
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