ex-serviceman

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ex-serviceman

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ˌex-ˈserviceman noun (plural ex-servicemen) [countable] British English PMa man who used to be in the army, navy, or air force 退役[退伍]男军人

Examples from the Corpus

ex-serviceman• The ex-serviceman need not have worried.

ˌex-ˈserviceman nounChineseSyllable

the a used who Corpus army, man to be in

ex-serviceman
ˌex-ˈserviceman

noun (plural ex-servicemen) [countable] British English
a man who used to be in the army, navy, or air force

ex-service·man,

BrE

/ˌeks ˈsɜːvɪsmən/

NAmE

/ˌeks ˈsɜːrvɪsmən/

ex-service·woman

BrE

/ˌeks ˈsɜːvɪswʊmən/

NAmE

/ˌeks ˈsɜːrvɪswʊmən/

noun

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ex-service·men

BrE

/ˌeks ˈsɜːvɪsmən/

NAmE

/ˌeks ˈsɜːrvɪsmən/

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ex-service·women

BrE

/ˌeks ˈsɜːvɪswɪmɪn/

NAmE

/ˌeks ˈsɜːrvɪswɪmɪn/

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BrE

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a person who used to be in the army, navy, etc. 退役军人；复员军人