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EX-SERVICEMAN

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A person who has served in the armed forces

Synonyms:

ex-serviceman; vet; veteran

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("ex-serviceman" is a kind of...):

man; military man; military personnel; serviceman (someone who serves in the armed forces; a member of a military force)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "ex-serviceman"):

Legionnaire (a member of the American Legion)

Holonyms ("ex-serviceman" is a member of...):

American Legion (the largest organization of United States war veterans)

Veterans of Foreign Wars; VFW (an organization of United States war veterans)

Credits