Meanings
nounserviceman (plural servicemen)
plural servicemen
- A man who serves in the armed forces.
- A person, especially a man, employed in service and maintenance of equipment.
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna man who serves in the armed forces; a member of a military force
Similar
manmilitary man
Opposite
Broader
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
Bulgarian военнослу́жещ, серви́зен техни́к
- военнослу́жещ (voennoslúžešt)man who serves in the armed forces
- серви́зен техни́к (servízen tehník)one employed in service and maintenance
Chinese Mandarin 軍人 /军人
- 軍人 /军人 (jūnrén)man who serves in the armed forces
Finnish sotilas, varusmies
- sotilasman who serves in the armed forces
- varusmiesman who serves in the armed forces
- asevelvollinenman who serves in the armed forces
- huoltomiesone employed in service and maintenance
French militaire
- militaireman who serves in the armed forces
German Militärangehöriger
- Militärangehörigerman who serves in the armed forces
Hungarian katona, a fegyveres erők tagja
- katonaman who serves in the armed forces
- a fegyveres erők tagjaman who serves in the armed forces
- karbantartóone employed in service and maintenance
- szerelőone employed in service and maintenance
Japanese 軍人
- 軍人 (gunjin)man who serves in the armed forces
Korean 군인, 서비스맨
- 군인 (gunin)man who serves in the armed forces
- 서비스맨 (seobiseumaen)one employed in service and maintenance
Māori pāraeroa
- pāraeroaman who serves in the armed forces
Polish wojskowy, serwisant
- wojskowyman who serves in the armed forces
- serwisantone employed in service and maintenance
- serwisantkaone employed in service and maintenance
Portuguese militar
- militarman who serves in the armed forces
Romanian militar, ostaș
- militarman who serves in the armed forces
- ostașman who serves in the armed forces
Russian военнослу́жащий, вое́нный
- военнослу́жащий (vojennoslúžaščij)man who serves in the armed forces
- вое́нный (vojénnyj)man who serves in the armed forces
Spanish militar, soldado
- militarman who serves in the armed forces
- soldadoman who serves in the armed forces
Swahili mwanajeshi
- mwanajeshiman who serves in the armed forces
Swedish militär
- militärman who serves in the armed forces
Ukrainian військовослужбо́вець, військови́к
- військовослужбо́вець (vijsʹkovoslužbóvecʹ)man who serves in the armed forces
- військови́к (vijsʹkovýk)man who serves in the armed forces
Cite this entry
APA
serviceman. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/serviceman
MLA
“serviceman.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/serviceman. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “serviceman,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/serviceman.
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