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SERVICEMAN
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Someone who serves in the armed forces; a member of a military force
Example:
two men stood sentry duty
Synonyms:
man; military man; military personnel; serviceman
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("serviceman" is a kind of...):
skilled worker; skilled workman; trained worker (a worker who has acquired special skills)
Domain category:
armed forces; armed services; military; military machine; war machine (the military forces of a nation)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "serviceman"):
air force officer; commander (an officer in the airforce)
artilleryman; cannoneer; gunner; machine gunner (a serviceman in the artillery)
bluejacket; navy man; sailor; sailor boy (a serviceman in the navy)
commando; ranger (a member of a military unit trained as shock troops for hit-and-run raids)
conscript; draftee; inductee (someone who is drafted into military service)
enlisted person (a serviceman who ranks below a commissioned officer)
devil dog; leatherneck; Marine; shipboard soldier (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)
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)
ex-serviceman; vet; veteran (a person who has served in the armed forces)
veteran; veteran soldier (a serviceman who has seen considerable active service)
military volunteer; voluntary; volunteer ((military) a person who freely enlists for service)
Holonyms ("serviceman" is a member of...):
force; military force; military group; military unit (a unit that is part of some military service)
Antonym:
civilian (a nonmilitary citizen)
