Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A woman who is a member of the armed forces.
- noun A woman whose work is the maintenance and repair of equipment.
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- noun A woman who
serves in the armed forces.
Etymologies
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Examples
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One rumor that a serviceman or servicewoman is gay will ruin their careers in the military for good.
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Captain Lisa Head, 29, from Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, is the second British servicewoman to have been killed during the 10-year conflict in Afghanistan.
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Did you get the servicewoman body back for her grieving husband?
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A servicewoman who has been victimized by rape does not have health insurance coverage should she decide to terminate a resulting pregnancy.
Gale S. Pollock: Her Service and Sacrifice Demand Fairness and Equal Treatment From Congress Gale S. Pollock 2011
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The more common practice is to wear the scarf under one's helmet or around the neck, pulling it on as the servicewoman removes her Kevlar helmet upon entering a village or building.
Why American troops in Afghanistan shouldn't have to wear headscarves 2011
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A servicewoman who has been victimized by rape does not have health insurance coverage should she decide to terminate a resulting pregnancy.
Gale S. Pollock: Her Service and Sacrifice Demand Fairness and Equal Treatment From Congress Gale S. Pollock 2011
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The first British servicewoman to die on duty in Afghanistan was Sarah Bryant, 26, a military intelligence soldier killed by a roadside bomb near Lashkar Gah together with three special forces reservists in 2008.
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A servicewoman who has been victimized by rape does not have health insurance coverage should she decide to terminate a resulting pregnancy.
Gale S. Pollock: Her Service and Sacrifice Demand Fairness and Equal Treatment From Congress Gale S. Pollock 2011
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A twenty-six year old enlisted servicewoman I know filed sexual harassment charges with the support of her African-American Civil Rights Officer (male) on her military base.
Anne Dilenschneider: Jesus Did Not Say 'Forgive and Forget' 2010
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A twenty-six year old enlisted servicewoman I know filed sexual harassment charges with the support of her African-American Civil Rights Officer (male) on her military base.
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