radioman

[ rey-dee-oh-man ]

noun

, plural ra·di·o·men.

1. a person who operates a radio.

Word History and Origins

Origin of radioman¹

First recorded in 1920–25; radio + man

Example Sentences

Navy radioman, died while traveling to France to attend a commemorative event.

From New York Times

Navy in 1942, Persichitti was assigned as a radioman to the USS Eldorado and in 1944 sailed to the Pacific where he took part in the invasions of Iwo Jima and Okinawa, according to the museum.

From Seattle Times

Mr. Higgins was stationed at the Pearl Harbor naval base as a radioman on Dec. 7, 1941, when Japan launched a surprise bombing attack on the base.

From New York Times

Higgins was a radioman assigned to a patrol squadron of seaplanes based at the Hawaii naval base when Japanese planes began dropping bombs on the morning of Dec. 7, 1941.

From Seattle Times

Cabrera said that he understands the likely futility of asking for his job back after so many years but that he has to keep trying to undo a wrong — a dogged determination instilled in him by his father, who flew 35 missions over Germany as a radioman on a B-17 in World War II.

From Los Angeles Times