as in soldier
a person engaged in military service
wishing our servicemen overseas the best of luck
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Recent Examples of serviceman
When servicemen attacked, young men were savagely beaten, some stripped of their zoot suits and left naked and unconscious on the street.
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David Alvarado, Time, 15 Dec. 2025
Today’s senseless act of violence against innocent servicemen is utterly disgusting.
—Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2025
Ukrainian servicemen prepare to fire on Russian positions near the frontline town of Pokrovsk, Donetsk region on Sunday.
—Yuliya Talmazan, NBC news, 26 Nov. 2025
In 2000, Smith traveled to Normandy for a Memorial Day tribute, planting Colorado flags at the graves of 88 fallen servicemen.
—Kelly Werthmann, CBS News, 19 Nov. 2025
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About 1,500 active-duty soldiers from the Army’s 11th Airborne Division based in Alaska also have received similar standby orders.—
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Nigerian soldiers also rescued 62 hostages in a separate operation in the country's northwest region on Wednesday.—
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That’s why Adams wasn’t exactly giddy when the road-warrior Rams defeated the Carolina Panthers in the Wild Card round or the Chicago Bears in last weekend’s Divisional Round.—
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No jacked-up, galloping warriors wielding bow and arrow.—
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“Serviceman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/serviceman. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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