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serviceman

serviceman noun: a man who serves in the armed forces.

Noun

serviceman (plural servicemen)

  1. A man who serves in the armed forces.
  2. A person, especially a man, employed in service and maintenance of equipment.

Examples of serviceman in a sentence

  • World War II and its influx of American servicemen into Auckland provided the impetus for MacKenzie's dual career.
  • Of course, the first one I'm sure most of the servicemen remember, well, for that was our first skin job.
  • She had been known to bestow her favours on allied servicemen in four different war zones on the same night.

All 11 example sentences with serviceman

Forms of serviceman

pluralservicemen

Plural of serviceman: servicemen

Origin of serviceman

From service + -man.

Words formed from serviceman

Questions about serviceman

What does serviceman mean?
Serviceman means a man who serves in the armed forces.
What part of speech is serviceman?
Serviceman is a noun.
What is the plural of serviceman?
The plural of serviceman is servicemen.

Words near serviceman in the dictionary

  1. serviceberry
  2. serviced
  3. serviceless
  4. servicelessness
  5. servicelike
  6. serviceman
  7. servicemark
  8. servicemarks
  9. servicemember
  10. servicemembers
  11. servicemen

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