submariner

noun

sub·​ma·​ri·​ner ˌsəb-mə-ˈrē-nər How to pronounce submariner (audio)
-ˈma-rə-nər,
-ˈmer-ə-nər
: a member of a submarine crew

Examples of submariner in a Sentence

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The submarine could have used or tested a number of UUVs, said Tom Shugart, a former U.S. Navy submariner and an adjunct senior fellow at the Center for a New American Security, including a large displacement unmanned undersea vehicle known as Snakehead. Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 15 Jan. 2025 In 1970, a group of local veterans brought the USS Cobia to Manitowoc, Wisconsin, to serve as a memorial to submariners. Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Dec. 2024 While in the Navy, Carter took graduate courses in nuclear physics and served as a submariner on the USS Pomfret. Scott Kraft, Los Angeles Times, 29 Dec. 2024 The goal of the campaign, which will run through the end of October, was to help the service attract the next generation of submariners. Peter Suciu, Forbes, 5 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for submariner 

Word History

First Known Use

1861, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of submariner was in 1861

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“Submariner.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/submariner. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.

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submariner

noun
sub·​ma·​ri·​ner ˈsəb-mə-ˌrē-nər How to pronounce submariner (audio)
ˌsəb-mə-ˈrē-nər,
 also  ˌsəb-ˈmar-ə-
: a member of a submarine crew
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