noun
Meaning 1
A man who serves in the armed forces.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
A man who serves in the armed forces.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
A person, especially a man, employed in service and maintenance of equipment.
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noun
someone who serves in the armed forces; a member of a military force
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: military man, man, military personnel
Antonyms: civilian
Broader terms: skilled worker, trained worker, skilled workman
Narrower terms: air force officer, commander, artilleryman, cannoneer, gunner, machine gunner, bluejacket, navy man, sailor, sailor boy, commando, ranger, draftee, conscript, inductee, enlisted person, Marine, devil dog, leatherneck, shipboard soldier, military officer, officer, noncombatant, occupier, striper, veteran, vet, ex-serviceman, veteran soldier, volunteer, military volunteer, voluntary
History
From service + -man.
Across languages
37 source translations are retained for this English entry.