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Definition of "serviceman" [serviceman]

  • A man who is a member of the armed forces. (noun)
  • A man whose work is the maintenance and repair of equipment. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "serviceman" in a sentence
  • "II; one serviceman from the Persian Gulf War and one, Sgt. Matt Maupin of Ohio, who is still missing from the current war in Iraq."
  • "The SOFA demands that every last U.S. serviceman is on a plane by December 31, 2011."
  • "I don ` t believe a serviceman is contributing less."