military man
31
2.0
- noun
- /ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri mæn/
:
militar
- Prince Philip is a military man through and through.
- wife of a military man
- career military man
And then I know the way that, you know, military men think, and it's very different, right?
- And then I know the way that, you know, military men think, and it's very different, right?
- You know, you're, I mean, one of the things when a retired military man told me down in Texas, he started to arrange his community around his church.
- And like her, her dad is like military man.
Examples
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Ambassador Albright's pride at seeing America's military men and women serving in such UN operations was to be expected.
Academic text (1996) -
At the Pentagon, he was surrounded by military men who knew what to do.
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My husband was a military man all his life.
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I'm a military man myself.
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My father, too, became a career military man, retiring as a chief petty officer after twenty-nine years.
Academic text (2004) -
General Holmby, a severe-looking military man, stands and faces the officers.
Fiction book (2002) -
All I need is steady, generous income, and that's the one thing a military man can't give me.
Fiction book (1997) -
He's not a diplomat but a military man used to ruthless quick action.
Fiction book (1993) -
My husband was a military man all his life.
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Jesse comes from a long line of military men going all the way back to Bull Run.
Synonyms
∞
3.4
A person who serves in the armed forces, like a soldier
81
4.4
A soldier trained to fight on land and at sea
26
5.5
A soldier who stands guard and takes part in ceremonies
16
4.9
A man who serves in the military but is not an officer
13
2.6
A man who serves in the military
6
6.3
A soldier who fights on foot in the army
5
4.9
A soldier who uses a rifle as their main weapon
4
2.3
A man who serves in the navy
3
3.4
A person who works in the army or navy and wears a uniform
1
4.9
A member of the armed forces who is not an officer
1
3.5
A person who chooses to join the armed forces instead of being forced to serve
How Senior
- Specialized
3
3.6
- Specialized
2
6.2
31
2.0
76
3.7
149
3.6
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase 'military man' is a straightforward adjective + noun combination where 'military' (related to the armed forces) modifies 'man' (adult male), so a learner who knows both words can infer 'a man who serves in the armed forces.' This compositional pattern is regular in English and common across languages, making the meaning immediately predictable to a B1 learner.
Etymology
Military man comes from the simple picture of a man in military uniform, someone trained to follow orders and serve his country. So, it means 'a man who serves in the armed forces'.