Meaning

2 senses
  1. A man who serves in the armed forces.

    Militärangehöriger

    военнослу́жащийvojennoslúžaščij, вое́нныйvojénnyj

    військовослужбо́вецьvijsʹkovoslužbóvecʹ, військови́кvijsʹkovýk

    a man who serves in the armed forces; a member of a military force

  2. A person, especially a man, employed in service and maintenance of equipment.

Examples

11 sentences
  1. Many returning servicemen had trouble finding jobs.

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  2. Many servicemen used to come to this bar.

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  3. I saw an injured serviceman being interviewed on TV.

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  4. Three of our servicemen were killed in the attack.

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  5. The attack killed a number of civilians and one serviceman.

    ruВо время атаки погибло несколько гражданских и один военный.

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Translations

7 languages
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man who serves in the armed forces:

Origin

From service + -man.

From service + -man.

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Forms

plural: servicemen
Singularserviceman
Pluralservicemen

irregular · Lesson

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • a man who serves in the armed forces; a member of a military force:manmilitary man

Antonyms

1 antonyms

Word family

4 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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