serviceman

Other forms: servicemen

Definitions of serviceman
  1. noun
    someone who serves in the armed forces; a member of a military force
    synonyms: man, military man, military personnel
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    antonyms:
    civilian
    a nonmilitary citizen
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    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
    Marine, devil dog, leatherneck, 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 soldier who has seen considerable active service
    military volunteer, voluntary, volunteer
    (military) a person who freely enlists for service
    adjutant, aide, aide-de-camp
    an officer who acts as military assistant to a more senior officer
    army officer
    an officer in the armed forces
    brass hat
    a high-ranking military officer
    chief of staff
    the senior officer of a service of the armed forces
    coastguardsman
    a member of a coastguard
    commandant, commander, commanding officer
    an officer in charge of a military unit
    commissioned officer
    a military officer holding a commission
    desk officer
    a military officer who is not assigned to active duty
    enlisted man
    a male enlisted person in the armed forces
    enlisted woman
    a female enlisted person in the armed forces
    executive officer
    the officer second in command
    inspector general
    a military officer responsible for investigations
    KP, kitchen police
    an enlisted person who is assigned to assist the cooks
    Legionnaire
    a member of the American Legion
    military adviser, military advisor
    a military officer who serves as an adviser to the troops of an allied nation
    naval officer
    an officer in the navy
    Navy SEAL, SEAL
    a member of a Naval Special Warfare unit who is trained for unconventional warfare
    enlisted officer, noncom, noncommissioned officer
    a military officer appointed from enlisted personnel
    soldier
    an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army
    striker
    someone receiving intensive training for a naval technical rating
    submariner
    a member of the crew of a submarine
    warrant officer
    holds rank by virtue of a warrant
    Grigori Aleksandrovich Potemkin, Grigori Potemkin, Grigori Potyokin, Potemkin, Potyokin
    a Russian officer and politician who was a favorite of Catherine II and in 1762 helped her to seize power; when she visited the Crimea in 1787 he gave the order for sham villages to be built (1739-1791)
    type of:
    skilled worker, skilled workman, trained worker
    a worker who has acquired special skills
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