noun
- a person who operates radio equipment, especially in military or maritime contexts
Usage: military; nautical
Examples
- The ship’s radioman sent out a distress signal.
- During the war, he served as a radioman in the Pacific theater.
- The radioman maintained contact with headquarters throughout the mission.
- Every submarine crew included an experienced radioman.
- The radioman’s quick thinking saved the convoy from attack.
- Training to become a radioman required learning Morse code.