serviceman
noun
ser·vice·man
ˈsər-vəs-ˌman 
-mən
1
: a male member of the armed forces
2
: a man employed to repair or maintain equipment
3
: a gas station attendant
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wishing our servicemen overseas the best of luck
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Still, in eastern Ukraine, servicemen stood recently in a repair hangar lined with Soviet-era infantry fighting vehicles and newer arrivals from France.
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Erin Banco, Anastasiia Malenko, USA TODAY, 3 Feb. 2025
Another battalion serviceman told CNN the North Koreans had shown good marksmanship when shooting down drones from about a 100-meter distance, suggesting a high level of training in North Korea.
—Victoria Butenko, CNN, 31 Jan. 2025
One young boy stood out: the child of a wartime fling between a Black American serviceman and a local woman, who died shortly after giving birth.
—CBS News, 17 Jan. 2025
The serviceman said Stockin fondled his genitals without wearing gloves.
—Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
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Erin Banco, Anastasiia Malenko, USA TODAY, 3 Feb. 2025
Another battalion serviceman told CNN the North Koreans had shown good marksmanship when shooting down drones from about a 100-meter distance, suggesting a high level of training in North Korea.
—Victoria Butenko, CNN, 31 Jan. 2025
One young boy stood out: the child of a wartime fling between a Black American serviceman and a local woman, who died shortly after giving birth.
—CBS News, 17 Jan. 2025
The serviceman said Stockin fondled his genitals without wearing gloves.
—Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
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“Serviceman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/serviceman. Accessed 11 Feb. 2025.
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serviceman
noun
ser·vice·man
ˈsər-və-ˌsman
-smən
: a member of the armed forces
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