serviceman

[sur-vis-man, -muhn]

noun

plural

servicemen 

1. a member of the armed forces of a country.

2. a person whose occupation is to maintain or repair equipment.

   a television serviceman.

serviceman

/ -mən, ˈsɜːvɪsˌmæn /

noun

1. Also called (feminine): servicewoman. a person who serves in the armed services of a country

2. a man employed to service and maintain equipment

Gender Note

See -man.

Word History and Origins

Origin of serviceman¹

First recorded in 1920–25; service ¹ + man

Example Sentences

Ray is the son of an Asian woman and a serviceman who fought in Vietnam.

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In each chapter, Mr. Nasaw underscores that the problems facing veterans after the war were worse for black servicemen.

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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.

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The FBI has also claimed he had admitted building a device which exploded in a West Berlin nightclub in 1986, killing three people, including two US servicemen, and injuring dozens more.

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Andrew Macleod – a lawyer and campaigner involved in the DNA project – said he hoped that today's case would encourage the Ministry of Defence to take on more responsibility for paternity claims made against Batuk servicemen.

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