military man

1. 1.

   someone who serves in the armed forces; a member of a military force

   “two men stood sentry duty”

   Synonymsservicemanmanmilitary personnel

   Broaderskilled worker

   Narrowerair force officerartillerymanbluejacketcommandodrafteeenlisted personMarinemilitary officernoncombatantoccupier

   Part ofmilitary unit

   military

Questions about military man

What does military man mean?

military man means "someone who serves in the armed forces; a member of a military force".

What is another word for military man?

Close synonyms include serviceman, man, military personnel. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is military man a common word?

military man is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.