servicewoman
English edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈsɜːvɪsˌwʊmən/
Noun edit
servicewoman (plural servicewomen)
- A woman who serves in the armed forces.
- Coordinate term: serviceman
- 2022 July 13, Will Stewart, “Vladimir Putin loses first servicewoman in Ukraine war as grief-stricken husband weeps”, in Daily Mirror[2]:
- Unlike some Western countries it remains rare for Russian servicewomen to go to war.
Derived terms edit
Translations edit
a woman who serves in the armed forces
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