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单词 serviceman
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servicemann.

Brit. /ˈsəːvɪsmən/, U.S. /ˈsərvəsˌmæn/, /ˈsərvəsmən/
Inflections: Plural servicemen.
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: service n.1, man n.1
Etymology: < service n.1 + man n.1
1. Scottish. A journeyman working for a master tradesman; a labourer for a builder, thatcher, etc. Obsolete.
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society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to conditions > [noun] > hireling > hired by the day
journeyman1463
day labourer1528
daytal1548
serviceman1582
dayman1584
dayworker1587
daysman1617
journeywoman1733
journey-workman1756
darger1803
peon1826
jour1835
dataller1844
dargsman1845
journey-worker1887
journalier1891
1582 in J. H. Macadam Baxter Bks. St. Andrews (1903) 30 That na brother of the craft nor service man sall sett vp ony meat..in thair hows bot onlie to come to the baikhous.
1639 in J. H. Macadam Baxter Bks. St. Andrews (1903) 107 A wrong and offence [c]omittit be Johne Adie, ane vnfrieman, and als not ane service man, in helping of George Moffett.
1720 Ayr Presbytery Reg. (MS) 21 Dec. 72 For thatchers and serviceman for thatching fourty merks.
1745 in J. S. Dobie Munim. Irvine (1891) II. 334 To sclatters and service men for stripping the old prison and sclatting the new.
2. A man who is serving, or has served, in the armed forces. Cf. service n.1 20.In some early instances apparently used to denote men who have seen service in war or battle, or who have served in a particular capacity, rather than as a generic term for members of the services.
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society > armed hostility > warrior > military man > [noun]
martialist1576
cavalier1589
martial?1611
militarista1616
swordmana1616
camper1631
swordsman1701
military1709
serviceman1832
militant1842
1832 Parl. Deb. 3rd Ser. 11 1194 Continuing Mr. Windham's high rates of allowance to the wounded soldier and service men.
1846 Lloyd's Weekly Newspaper 16 Aug. 5/2 Let the system I have proposed, both for the militia and the service man, be tried.
1898 Glasgow Herald 1 July 3/2 No section of the Peninsular people more eagerly and hopefully awaits developments than the Spanish servicemen.
1918 Sheffield Daily Tel. 18 Sept. 2/6 Discharged soldiers should be represented on all committees that have to deal with the training of discharged service men.
1987 J. Morris Manhattan '45 i. 37 Lean and rangy servicemen shifted their gum to the other cheek as they eyed the sidewalk broads.
2017 Daily Tel. 17 Apr. 3/2 Prince Harry worked to improve the welfare of wounded, injured and sick servicemen and women, including those with serious mental health issues.
3. orig. U.S. A man who maintains and repairs vehicles, equipment, etc. Cf. service n.1 37a.
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society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to type of work > manual or industrial worker > mender > [noun]
clouterc1440
maker-up?a1444
botcher1499
repairer?1504
reparationer1520
patcher1528
bodger1538
repareller1546
mender1552
sarcinator1646
vamper1712
piecer1764
renovator1827
repairman1856
fixer?1881
serviceman1905
Mr Fixit1924
fixit man1949
fixit1982
1905 Plumbers' Trade Jrnl. (N.Y.) 15 Oct. 434/1 All plumbing or gas work done by others than master plumbers, journeymen, apprentices or service man [sic] shall be considered unfair.
1950 Billboard 3 June 42/1 The replacement needles are sometimes supplied by a radio serviceman who personally installs the needle or by a retailer who supplies a service kit.
1970 Which? May 143/2 All except the Bendix needed at least one visit from a serviceman before they were working properly.
2010 N.Y. Times 5 June b5/1 Why does it seem that the part you need is never the one the serviceman has?
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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