serviceman
[sur-vis-man, -muh n]
- a member of the armed forces of a country.
- a person whose occupation is to maintain or repair equipment: a television serviceman.
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Origin of serviceman
Usage note
See -man.
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Historical Examples
Hello, Larry, she said as the Secret Serviceman joined her at their table.
A Place in the SunC.H. Thames
It began to smoke and the serviceman began to shuck tools from his box.
Cue for QuietThomas L. Sherred
The time of service was limited to five years if the serviceman so demanded.
Our Legal Heritage, 5th Ed.S. A. Reilly
The serviceman had come out and collected it, clucking in dismay at the mess the extinguisher had left.
Cue for QuietThomas L. Sherred
The natives use them as food, and I learned of one serviceman who had worked out a technique for trapping the birds.
The Avifauna of Micronesia, Volume 3Rollin H. Baker
serviceman
- Also called (feminine): servicewoman a person who serves in the armed services of a country
- a man employed to service and maintain equipment
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