Dutyman
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Dutyman is a noun meaning (UK, military) A fully trained soldier who has a specific role.
Meaning
(UK, military) A fully trained soldier who has a specific role.
More Meanings
- (chiefly UK, military or quasi-military organizations such as police or fire departments) A man who is on duty in a particular setting.
Example Sentences
The recruit eventually graduates to become a trained soldier and dutyman, with his place in a troop.
It has often been claimed that the Household Cavalry's mounted dutymen have a busier routine than any other soldiers in the Army.
On two occasions during the night, usually around 1.30am and 4.30am, divisional control would circulate a test message. This was done ostensibly to make sure the telephone line was in good order, but really to ensure the dutyman was awake.
Some time later the dutyman heard a guttural screeching and whooping of a phonation that was quite clearly not Christian, and already at that point he felt the desire to cross himself, but was too idle (let us add, from ourselves, that this was a mistake).
Word Forms
- dutymen
- duty-man
- duty man
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include duty-man, serviceman, soldier, trooper, regular, infantryman.
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