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EX-SERVICEMAN
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Dictionary entry overview: What does ex-serviceman mean?
• EX-SERVICEMAN (noun)
The noun EX-SERVICEMAN has 1 sense:
1. a person who has served in the armed forces
Familiarity information: EX-SERVICEMAN used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A person who has served in the armed forces
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Hypernyms ("ex-serviceman" is a kind of...):
man; military man; military personnel; serviceman (someone who serves in the armed forces; a member of a military force)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "ex-serviceman"):
Legionnaire (a member of the American Legion)
Holonyms ("ex-serviceman" is a member of...):
American Legion (the largest organization of United States war veterans)
Veterans of Foreign Wars; VFW (an organization of United States war veterans)
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