submariner

noun

sub·​ma·​ri·​ner ˌsəb-mə-ˈrē-nər 

-ˈma-rə-nər,

-ˈmer-ə-nər

: a member of a submarine crew

Examples of submariner in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Shugart, a former US submariner and adjunct senior fellow at the Center for a New American Security, noted the barges add to a growing list of innovative platforms, munitions and weapon systems the Chinese military has tested in recent years. —Yong Xiong, CNN, 25 Mar. 2025

At least 23 submariners were thought to have survived the initial explosions. —Mark Joseph, Newsweek, 24 Feb. 2025

The series questions why Russia’s military and political establishment took so long to alert President Putin to the disaster and took days to accept international assistance, whilst the families of the 118 submariners desperately waited for information. —Max Goldbart, Deadline, 5 Feb. 2025

The left-hander, the twin brother of submariner Tyler Rogers, was slated to make $12 million in 2025. —Justice Delos Santos, The Mercury News, 30 Jan. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1861, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for submariner

• intervener
• intervenor
• misdemeanor
• misdemeanour
• cleaner
• diener
• gleaner
• greener
• keener
• leaner
• lienor
• meaner

Kids Definition

submariner

noun

sub·​ma·​ri·​ner ˈsəb-mə-ˌrē-nər 

ˌsəb-mə-ˈrē-nər,

 also  ˌsəb-ˈmar-ə-

: a member of a submarine crew