- Also called (feminine): servicewoman a person who serves in the armed services of a country
- a man employed to service and maintain equipment
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
serv•ice•man /ˈsɜrvɪsˌmæn, -mən/USA pronunciation
n. [countable], pl. -men.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- Militarya member of the armed forces of a country.
- one whose job is to maintain equipment.
serv•ice•man
(sûr′vis man′, -mən),USA pronunciation n., pl. -men
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(-men′, -mən).USA pronunciation
- Militarya member of the armed forces of a country.
- a person whose occupation is to maintain or repair equipment:a television serviceman.
- service1 + man1 1920–25
- See -man.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
serviceman /ˈsɜːvɪsˌmæn; -mən/ n ( pl -men)
'serviceman' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
aircraftman
- artificer
- Barker
- casualty
- effective
- enlisted man
- ex-serviceman
- gunner
- kitbag
- marksman
- prisoner of war
- regular
- chocolate soldier
- hooch
- Unknown Soldier
- war bride