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
Our prayers are with the safety of our servicemen and any innocent lives that are taken.
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Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 8 Mar. 2026
President Carter ordered a rescue mission, which went wrong, resulting in a mid-air crash in Iran that killed eight US servicemen.
—The Week Uk, TheWeek, 8 Mar. 2026
Eight servicemen were killed when one of the helicopters crashed into a transport plane.
—Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 7 Mar. 2026
The Arizona sank just nine minutes after being bombed, and its 1,177 dead account for nearly half the servicemen killed in the attack.
—ABC News, 5 Mar. 2026
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Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 8 Mar. 2026
President Carter ordered a rescue mission, which went wrong, resulting in a mid-air crash in Iran that killed eight US servicemen.
—The Week Uk, TheWeek, 8 Mar. 2026
Eight servicemen were killed when one of the helicopters crashed into a transport plane.
—Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 7 Mar. 2026
The Arizona sank just nine minutes after being bombed, and its 1,177 dead account for nearly half the servicemen killed in the attack.
—ABC News, 5 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for serviceman
Recent Examples of Synonyms for serviceman
Noun
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Military police are often the only armed personnel on base, outside of shooting ranges, hunting areas or in training, where soldiers can wield their service weapons without ammunition.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
3 Apr. 2026
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The village’s Black residents, including Hettie, are energized by a promising but tangled effort to redress a long-standing injustice—the unequal compensation received by Black South African soldiers in the Second World War.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
3 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The theology in such conflicts usually masks more primal power struggles and still tends to make the wars and warriors more fanatical and bloodthirsty.—
Andreas Kluth,
Twin Cities,
3 Apr. 2026
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Fearless Fremen warrior Chani (Zendaya) returns in a different romantic capacity.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Apr. 2026
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“Serviceman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/serviceman. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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