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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
serviceman
noun
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▪ A black serviceman boarded a city bus and sat in front, remembers Chauvin, who lives in Hayward.
▪ On March 17, a further decree announced improved material provision for servicemen, including pay rises and housing.
▪ Read in studio A military operation involving four thousand servicemen has ended with a dramatic finale over Salisbury Plain.
▪ Read in studio A soldier has appeared in court charged with the manslaughter of a fellow serviceman.
▪ Their pensions were substantially lower than the ones enjoyed by widows of servicemen killed in subsequent wars.
▪ Tomorrow two servicemen from Hullavington are due to appear in court again charged in connection with the fire.
▪ Various regiments were stationed in the village, and visits from former servicemen and women are always a pleasure.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
serviceman

1899, from service (n.) + man (n.).

Wiktionary
serviceman

n. 1 A man who serves in the armed forces. 2 A person, especially a man, employed in service and maintenance of equipment.

WordNet
serviceman

n. someone who serves in the armed forces; a member of a military force; "two men stood sentry duty" [syn: military man, man, military personnel] [ant: civilian]

Wikipedia
Serviceman

The term serviceman, alternatively service member, refers to non-commissioned members of armed forces. More generally, the term can be applied to officers as well.

For more information see:

  • Soldier
  • Sailor or Seaman
  • Airman
  • Marine
  • Coast guard
  • National Guard (disambiguation)

Usage examples of "serviceman".

In another case, a young American airman was injured in a mock duel with another serviceman, when a miniature fencing foil was plunged into his right nostril, puncturing a small part of the limbic system immediately above.

If the eleven-year-old daughter of an American serviceman had refused to go, it would have caused some kind of an embarrassment within NATO?

A blazer-clad Secret Serviceman materialized outside the chopper and opened the door for her.

Secret Serviceman politely took her arm and guided her into a surprisingly narrow corridor.

She sensed the Secret Serviceman in the sentry shack had his eye on her now.

Secret Serviceman from the East Gate led Gabrielle into an ornate foyer, she wondered what in the world her anonymous informant was trying to prove.

Secret Serviceman fifty feet down a tiled hallway to a second security desk.

Secret Serviceman led Gabrielle past the tour toward a huge marble staircase, where another tour was ascending.

Secret Serviceman marched her to the very end of a carpeted hallway and stopped at an unmarked door.

He climbed down and explained the situation to the serviceman who greeted him.

All the dislike of the aging Serviceman for the young aristocrat was suddenly out in the open.

It was the Sudan Serviceman, Harrig Zayon, who made the second on the ship.

He is in our hands, together with a Serviceman named Yonge, who told me that Councilman Starr had assured him safe-conduct in case of need.

I could be a helicopter pilot serving Queen and country, and an uncle of mine, who was an ex serviceman told me that girls loved a uniform.

Nim Nvatched as, with one hand, the serviceman traced a pipe which emerged from a wall, then connected to the meter several feet away.