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serv⋅ice⋅man

[sur-vis-man, -muhn]
–noun, plural -men [-men, -muhn] .
1. a member of the armed forces of a country.
2. a person whose occupation is to maintain or repair equipment: a television serviceman.

Origin:
1920–25; service 1 + man 1


See -man.
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ser·vice·man   (sûr'vĭs-mān', -mən)   
n.  
  1. A man who is a member of the armed forces.

  2. also service man A man whose work is the maintenance and repair of equipment.

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