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
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Local resources for service members impacted by the policy are expanding, and the San Diego LGBT Community Center is working with the California Department of Veterans Affairs and San Diego Veterans Coalition to provide support to transgender service members exiting the service.
—Maura Fox, Mercury News, 14 July 2025
Ryan Wesley Routh at a rally to urge foreign leaders and international organizations to help provide humanitarian corridors for the evacuation of civilians and Ukrainian service members from Mariupol in central Kyiv on April 27,...
—Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 July 2025
The Medal of Honor is awarded to service members who risk their lives for the sake of others well beyond the call of duty are few in number.
—Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 July 2025
Qatar’s armed forces deployed 300 service members and activated multiple Qatari Patriot anti-air missile batteries across two sites to counter the 19 Iranian missiles roaring toward the country, according to Al-Ansari.
—Mostafa Salem, CNN Money, 28 June 2025
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Maura Fox, Mercury News, 14 July 2025
Ryan Wesley Routh at a rally to urge foreign leaders and international organizations to help provide humanitarian corridors for the evacuation of civilians and Ukrainian service members from Mariupol in central Kyiv on April 27,...
—Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 July 2025
The Medal of Honor is awarded to service members who risk their lives for the sake of others well beyond the call of duty are few in number.
—Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 July 2025
Qatar’s armed forces deployed 300 service members and activated multiple Qatari Patriot anti-air missile batteries across two sites to counter the 19 Iranian missiles roaring toward the country, according to Al-Ansari.
—Mostafa Salem, CNN Money, 28 June 2025
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“Service member.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/service%20member. Accessed 24 Jul. 2025.
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