as in soldier
a person engaged in military service
wishing our servicemen overseas the best of luck
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Recent Examples of serviceman
Between them the Gulf Arabs host the greatest portion of US troops in the region: 10,000 troops at CENTCOM’s forward headquarters at Al Udeid in Qatar and the Fifth Fleet’s regional headquarters in Bahrain housing 9,000 servicemen.
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Dina Esfandiary, Time, 1 July 2025
Initially, the only women buried at Arlington were widows and wives of servicemen.
—Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 27 May 2025
For the Pentagon, the bill would provide billions for ship building, munitions systems, and quality of life measures for servicemen and women, as well as $25 billion for the development of the Golden Dome missile defense system.
—Kevin Freking, Twin Cities, 5 July 2025
Pact, based in Watertown, has in the prior two years raised about $10,000 for America’s servicemen and women, a spokeswoman for the company said.
—Pamela McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, 4 July 2025
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Dina Esfandiary, Time, 1 July 2025
Initially, the only women buried at Arlington were widows and wives of servicemen.
—Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 27 May 2025
For the Pentagon, the bill would provide billions for ship building, munitions systems, and quality of life measures for servicemen and women, as well as $25 billion for the development of the Golden Dome missile defense system.
—Kevin Freking, Twin Cities, 5 July 2025
Pact, based in Watertown, has in the prior two years raised about $10,000 for America’s servicemen and women, a spokeswoman for the company said.
—Pamela McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, 4 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for serviceman
Noun
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What may have been a Roman soldier's monthly paycheck has emerged from under the ground, officials announced this month.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
31 July 2025
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An action-adventure flick directed by J.C. Chandor for Netflix, Triple Frontier follows a group of former special-ops soldiers who — feeling financially undervalued for their years spent in military service — decide to get what's rightfully theirs by robbing a drug lord.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
31 July 2025
Noun
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By the time Dragon Ball Super rolls around, Goku is fighting cosmic gods in his quest to save the world and become the strongest warrior in existence.—
Chris Snellgrove,
EW.com,
29 July 2025
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The party’s antitrust warriors may be marginalized, but there’s one space where personnel really has become policy: AI and crypto regulation.—
Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
28 July 2025
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“Serviceman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/serviceman. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.
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