Servicewoman

//ˈsɜːvɪsˌwʊmən// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A woman who serves in the armed forces.

    "The run honors the 160 women who have been killed in Iraq and Afghanistan. There's one mile for each of the fallen servicewomen."

  2. 2
    a woman who serves in the armed forces; a member of a military force wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
military womanold billsoldierwoman

Example

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"The servicewoman was forced to resign."

Etymology

From service + -woman.

Related phrases

ex-servicewoman

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