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Narrator: Today's word is "Servicewoman" — noun, pronounced /ˈsɜːvɪswʊmən/, with the stress on "ser".
Narrator: A servicewoman is a woman who is a member of the armed forces.
Narrator: In plain English, it is a female soldier, sailor or aviator.
Narrator: It joins service with woman.
Narrator: A common collocation is "servicewomen and men", which describes all personnel.
Narrator: It differs from "servicewoman" in the past, when many women served in separate women's corps.
Narrator: In a second sense, "service personnel" is the neutral umbrella term.
Narrator: The military, history, charities and policy all rely on the word.
Narrator: So remember: a servicewoman serves her country.
Speaker A: Did Granny serve in the war?
Speaker B: Yes, a SERVICEWOMAN in the WAAF! Service plus woman.
Speaker A: Radar operator?
Speaker B: On the south coast.
Speaker A: Example sentences?
Speaker B: "The servicewoman was promoted", news. "Servicewomen now serve in all roles", policy. "A memorial to servicewomen", history.
Speaker A: Common mistakes?
Speaker B: The plural is "servicewomen", pronounced "WIM-in".
Speaker A: Close relatives?
Speaker B: Serviceman is its cousin, veteran its twin, and service member an alternative — yet servicewoman keeps its proud charm!
Speaker B: Let's use "servicewoman" in AI prompts — useful for history projects and recruitment.
Speaker A: How for history?
Speaker B: Stories.
Prompt: Write a short history of British servicewomen in the Second World War.
Speaker A: And recruitment?
Speaker B: Inclusive adverts.
Prompt: Write a recruitment advert that speaks to potential servicewomen and men equally.
Speaker A: Could it help museums?
Speaker B: Yes, for exhibits.
Prompt: Write a label for a servicewoman’s 1943 uniform.
Speaker A: One more?
Speaker B: Biography.
Prompt: Write a profile of a pioneering servicewoman for a school project.
Servicewoman — meaning in Arabic & definition More S courses GL Dictionary