serviceman

serviceman
/serr"vis man', -meuhn/, n., pl. servicemen /-men', -meuhn/.
1. a member of the armed forces of a country.
2. a person whose occupation is to maintain or repair equipment: a television serviceman.
[1920-25; SERVICE1 + MAN1]
Usage. See -man.

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