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serviceman

[sur-vis-man, -muhn]

noun

plural

servicemen 
  1. a member of the armed forces of a country.

  2. a person whose occupation is to maintain or repair equipment.

    a television serviceman.



serviceman

/ -mən, ˈsɜːvɪsˌmæn /

noun

  1. Also called (feminine): servicewoman.a person who serves in the armed services of a country

  2. a man employed to service and maintain equipment

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Gender Note

See -man.
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Word History and Origins

Origin of serviceman1

First recorded in 1920–25; service 1 + man
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Military rules before April 1975 meant that in most circumstances, servicemen had to serve 22 years to be eligible for an armed forces pension in addition to the state pension.

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A Russian missile strike on a training exercise in Ukraine's Sumy border region has killed six servicemen and wounded more than 10 others, says Ukraine's National Guard.

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But Tony Nelson, a former RAF serviceman who runs the Facebook group, denies any charge of elitism or Nimbyism.

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Bunurong elder Uncle Mark Brown was heckled on Friday as he formally welcomed crowds to a service marking Anzac Day, a national day of remembrance for military servicemen and servicewomen.

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The lives of British servicemen and women have not been put at risk by a major security breach in the United States, the UK armed forces minister has told MPs.

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