service member

noun

variants or less commonly servicemember

ˈsər-vəs-ˌmem-bər 

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

For 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

Examples of service member in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Financially, the argument against transgender service members falls apart. —Patricia King, TIME, 3 Feb. 2025

This week, Trump signed more orders related to the military and DEI that could lead to another ban on transgender service members like the one from his first term in 2017. —Lisa Hagen, Hartford Courant, 1 Feb. 2025

Trump had signed executive orders directing the federal government not to assist with gender transitions for individuals under the age of 19 and banning transgender service members from the military. —Joey Garrison, USA TODAY, 1 Feb. 2025

Trump also signed an executive order barring transgender service members from the military. —Jackson Walker, Baltimore Sun, 31 Jan. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1955, in the meaning defined above