"ex-serviceman" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: ex-servicemen [plural]
Etymology: From ex- + serviceman. Etymology templates: {{af|en|ex-|serviceman}} ex- + serviceman Head templates: {{en-noun|ex-servicemen}} ex-serviceman (plural ex-servicemen)
  1. A man who used to be in the armed forces, a veteran. Categories (topical): Male people, Military Related terms: ex-service [adjective] Translations (man who used to be in the armed forces): απόστρατος (apóstratos) [masculine] (Greek), shenn hidoor [masculine] (Manx), aa-hidoor [masculine] (Manx)

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