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national serviceman

national serviceman noun: a conscript.

Noun

national serviceman (plural national servicemen)

  1. (Singapore) A conscript

Forms of national serviceman

pluralnational servicemen
alternative formNSman

Origin of national serviceman

Blend of national service + serviceman.

Questions about national serviceman

What does national serviceman mean?
National serviceman means a conscript.
What part of speech is national serviceman?
National serviceman is a noun.
What is the plural of national serviceman?
The plural of national serviceman is national servicemen.

Words near national serviceman in the dictionary

  1. national schools
  2. national secondary school
  3. national secondary schools
  4. national security
  5. national service
  6. national serviceman
  7. national servicemen
  8. National Sleepy Head Day
  9. National Socialism
  10. national socialist
  11. National Socialist German Workers' Party

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