service member
noun
variants
or less commonly servicemember
plural service members also servicemembers
: a person who is a member of the armed forces
Once Federal Judge Martin Barash administered the oath of allegiance and spoke about their new responsibilities and privileges, he singled out each service member by name (the only new citizens offered this recognition), and the crowd responded with standing ovations.—
Smithsonian
SmithsonianFor three-quarters of a century, East Helena has proudly honored servicemembers with a monument in the heart of town. And now community leaders are looking for names of area veterans as they rebuild the monument with a new design.—Tom Kuglin
Tom KuglinExamples of service member in a Sentence
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Evans visited service members alongside his Avengers costar Scarlett Johansson and athletes like Ray Allen and Maya DiRado.
—EW.com, 1 June 2024
Muslim tradition doesn’t allow men to touch a woman who isn’t related to them, therefore only American female service members were able to search them.
—Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 May 2024
That number has steadily risen — 159 service members last year, up from 134 in 2022 — and the labs have a goal of 200 identifications annually.
—Josh Funk, Fortune, 27 May 2024
Before Memorial Day grilling began, Bay Area residents took pause to honor service members who died while serving in the military.
—Jane Tyska, The Mercury News, 27 May 2024
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EW.com, 1 June 2024
Muslim tradition doesn’t allow men to touch a woman who isn’t related to them, therefore only American female service members were able to search them.
—Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 May 2024
That number has steadily risen — 159 service members last year, up from 134 in 2022 — and the labs have a goal of 200 identifications annually.
—Josh Funk, Fortune, 27 May 2024
Before Memorial Day grilling began, Bay Area residents took pause to honor service members who died while serving in the military.
—Jane Tyska, The Mercury News, 27 May 2024
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“Service member.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/service%20member. Accessed 7 Jun. 2024.
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