serviceman

English

Etymology

From service +‎ -man.

Pronunciation

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Noun

serviceman (plural servicemen)

1. A man who serves in the armed forces.
2. A person, especially a man, employed in service and maintenance of equipment.

Derived terms

• ex-serviceman
• national serviceman

Translations

man who serves in the armed forces

• Armenian: զինծառայող (hy) (zincaṙayoġ)
• Azerbaijani: hərbi qulluqçu
• Belarusian: вайсковаслужбо́вец m (vajskovaslužbóvjec), вае́нны m (vajénny), вайско́вец m (vajskóvjec), вайско́вы m (vajskóvy)
• Bulgarian: военнослу́жещ m (voennoslúžešt)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 軍人 / 军人 (zh) (jūnrén)

• Finnish: sotilas (fi) (anyone); varusmies (fi), asevelvollinen (fi) (conscript)
• French: militaire (fr) m
• German: Militärangehöriger (de) m
• Hungarian: katona (hu), a fegyveres erők tagja
• Japanese: 軍人 (ja) (ぐんじん, gunjin)
• Korean: 군인(軍人) (ko) (gunin)
• Maori: pāraeroa
• Polish: wojskowy (pl) m
• Portuguese: militar (pt) m or f
• Romanian: militar (ro) m, ostaș (ro) m
• Russian: военнослу́жащий (ru) m (vojennoslúžaščij), вое́нный (ru) m (vojénnyj)
• Swahili: mwanajeshi (sw)
• Swedish: militär (sv) c
• Ukrainian: військовослужбо́вець (uk) m (vijsʹkovoslužbóvecʹ), військови́к m (vijsʹkovýk)

one employed in service and maintenance

• Bulgarian: серви́зен техни́к m (servízen tehník)
• Finnish: huoltomies (fi)
• Hungarian: karbantartó (hu), szerelő (hu)

soldier — see soldier

warrior — see warrior

See also

• servicewoman
• soldier