Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A person who is a member of the armed forces.
- noun A person whose work is the maintenance and repair of equipment.
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- noun A
serviceman orservicewoman .
Etymologies
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Examples
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While the listed examples are not complete, positive considerations in determining what action to take include close legal relatives in the U.S., manner of entry into the U.S., level of education completed in the U.S., military service or relative of serviceperson /veterans, conditions in the home country, elderly or minors, those with health issues or their primary caretakers, pregnant or nursing women and their spouses and victims of crimes who will cooperate in prosecutions.
Aggie R. Hoffman: But, What Will Implementation of Obama's Plan Look Like? Aggie R. Hoffman 2011
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Ms. REICHS: Yeah, every time a positive ID of a serviceperson is made, it has to be reviewed at multiple levels.
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As a gay serviceperson, whether I return from a six month tour of Iraq to my male partner or my female partner has NO effect on how hard I fight to protect myself or others.....
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In other words, any serviceperson who began serving in the military on September 11, 2001 or after and is not a U.S. citizen is eligible for naturalization.
Immigration Crackdown Penalizes Veteran « Gender Across Borders 2010
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Fearing that some soldiers may not be receiving mail from home, Granny Dot addressed her letters "to any serviceperson."
Soldier Reunites With Pen Pal 'Granny Dot' 18 Years Later Erica Liepmann 2010
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Ms. REICHS: Yeah, every time a positive ID of a serviceperson is made, it has to be reviewed at multiple levels.
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Ms. REICHS: Yeah, every time a positive ID of a serviceperson is made, it has to be reviewed at multiple levels.
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Ms. REICHS: Yeah, every time a positive ID of a serviceperson is made, it has to be reviewed at multiple levels.
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Ms. REICHS: Yeah, every time a positive ID of a serviceperson is made, it has to be reviewed at multiple levels.
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He is mixing up the service offered with the serviceperson who offers it.
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