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servicewoman

[ sur-vis-woom-uhn ]

noun

, plural serv·ice·wom·en.
  1. a woman who is a member of the armed forces of a country.
  2. a woman whose occupation is to maintain or repair equipment:

    A servicewoman was here to repair the air conditioner.



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Gender Note

See -woman.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of servicewoman1

First recorded in 1940–45; service(man) + -woman

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