Dictionary

servicewoman en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈsɜːvɪsˌwʊmən/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

Etymology tree English service Proto-Germanic *wībą Proto-West Germanic *wīb Old English wīf Proto-Indo-European *mon- Proto-Germanic *mann- Proto-West Germanic *mann Old English mann Old English wīfmann Middle English woman Middle English -woman English -woman English servicewoman From service + -woman.

Meanings

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. 2014 October 21, Caterina Andreano, “Veteran Runs 160 Miles in 160 Hours to Honor Fallen Servicewomen”, in ABC News:
   • Unlike some Western countries it remains rare for Russian servicewomen to go to war. 2022 July 13, Will Stewart, “Vladimir Putin loses first servicewoman in Ukraine war as grief-stricken husband weeps”, in Daily Mirror:

Forms

Coordinates

serviceman

Deriveds

ex-servicewoman

Translations (6)

ko 녀군 (a woman who serves in the armed forces) · ru военнослу́жащая (a woman who serves in the armed forces) · ko 여군 (a woman who serves in the armed forces) · pl wojskowa (a woman who serves in the armed forces) · ro femeie-ostaș (a woman who serves in the armed forces) · ro militară (a woman who serves in the armed forces)