/sɚˈvʌsmæˌn/ - [servusman] - serv•ice•man
We found 3 definitions of serviceman from 3 different sources.
NounPlural: servicemen |
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serviceman - someone who serves in the armed forces; a member of a military force; "two men stood sentry duty" | ||
military man, man, military personnel | ||
civilian a nonmilitary citizen | ||
skilled worker, skilled workman, trained worker a worker who has acquired special skills | ||
military force, military group, military unit, force a unit that is part of some military service; "he sent Caesar a force of six thousand men" | ||
armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker" | ||
air force officer, commander an officer in the airforce | ||
artilleryman, cannoneer, gunner, machine gunner a serviceman in the artillery | ||
bluejacket, navy man, sailor boy, sailor a serviceman in the navy | ||
commando, ranger an amphibious military unit trained for raids into enemy territory | ||
conscript, draftee, inductee someone who is drafted into military service | ||
enlisted person a serviceman who ranks below a commissioned officer | ||
devil dog, leatherneck, shipboard soldier, marine a member of the United States Marine Corps | ||
military officer, officer any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command; "an officer is responsible for the lives of his men" | ||
noncombatant a member of the armed forces who does not participate in combat (e.g. a chaplain or surgeon) | ||
occupier a member of a military force who is residing in a conquered foreign country | ||
striper a serviceman who wears stripes on the uniform to indicate rank or years of service; "he's a four-striper" | ||
ex-serviceman, vet, veteran an experienced person who has been through many battles; someone who has given long service | ||
veteran soldier, veteran an experienced person who has been through many battles; someone who has given long service |