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- [sur-vis-man, -muh n]
- /ˈsɜr vɪsˌmæn, -mən/
- /ˈsɜː.vɪs.mən/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [sur-vis-man, -muh n]
- /ˈsɜr vɪsˌmæn, -mən/
Definitions of serviceman word
- noun plural serviceman a member of the armed forces of a country. 1
- noun plural serviceman a person whose occupation is to maintain or repair equipment: a television serviceman. 1
- noun serviceman male soldier 1
- countable noun serviceman A serviceman is a man who is in the army, navy, or air force. 0
- noun serviceman a person who serves in the armed services of a country 0
- noun serviceman a man employed to service and maintain equipment 0
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Origin of serviceman
First appearance:
before 1920 One of the 12% newest English words
First recorded in 1920-25; service1 + man1
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Parts of speech for Serviceman
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
serviceman popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 61% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
serviceman usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for serviceman
noun serviceman
- battler — a hostile encounter or engagement between opposing military forces: the battle of Waterloo.
- belligerents — warlike; given to waging war.
- combatant — A combatant is a person, group, or country that takes part in the fighting in a war.
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