service member
noun
variants
or less commonly servicemember
plural service members also servicemembers
: a person who is a member of the armed forces
Once Federal Judge Martin Barash administered the oath of allegiance and spoke about their new responsibilities and privileges, he singled out each service member by name (the only new citizens offered this recognition), and the crowd responded with standing ovations.—
Smithsonian
SmithsonianFor three-quarters of a century, East Helena has proudly honored servicemembers with a monument in the heart of town. And now community leaders are looking for names of area veterans as they rebuild the monument with a new design.—Tom Kuglin
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The service members in full dress uniform marched in step up the two flights of stairs with the casket and carried it to its place beneath the speaker's rostrum.
—John C. Moritz, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
All 64 people on the American Airlines flight were killed along with the three service members on the chopper.
—Adam Carlson, People.com, 30 July 2025
The Army found another American service member with the same last name, a World War II soldier.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 28 July 2025
There’s $9 billion for service member special pay and allowances, and improvements to housing, healthcare and assistance to military families.
—David Lightman, Sacbee.com, 25 July 2025
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John C. Moritz, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
All 64 people on the American Airlines flight were killed along with the three service members on the chopper.
—Adam Carlson, People.com, 30 July 2025
The Army found another American service member with the same last name, a World War II soldier.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 28 July 2025
There’s $9 billion for service member special pay and allowances, and improvements to housing, healthcare and assistance to military families.
—David Lightman, Sacbee.com, 25 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for service member
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“Service member.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/service%20member. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.
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