serviceman
pronunciation
How to pronounce serviceman in British English:
UK [ˈsɜ:vɪsmən]
How to pronounce serviceman in American English:
US [ˈsɜrvɪsmən]
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- Noun:
- someone who serves in the armed forces; a member of a military force
Word Origin
- serviceman (n.)
- 1899, from service (n.) + man (n.).
Example
- 1. The programme will include an interview with an unnamed former serviceman who put the freedom of information and data protection acts request to the ministry .
- 2. A u.s. serviceman walked off his base in southern afghanistan and opened fire on local villagers early sunday , killing 16 people , most of them women and children , according to president hamid karzai .
- 3. I had never seen a serviceman in a military coffin before .
- 4. I guessed that he was an ex - serviceman .
- 5. She is thinking of letting out her house to an american serviceman .