frogman

American  

[frog-man, -muhn, frawg-] / ˈfrɒgˌmæn, -mən, ˈfrɔg- /

noun

frogmen plural

1. a swimmer specially equipped with air tanks, wetsuit, diving mask, etc., for underwater demolition, salvage, military operations, scientific exploration, etc.

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frogman British  

/ ˈfrɒɡmən /

noun

1. a swimmer equipped with a rubber suit, flippers, and breathing equipment for working underwater

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Other Word Forms

Inflected Forms

noun

• frogmen
  plural

Etymology

Origin of frogman

First recorded in 1940–45; frog ¹ + man

Example Sentences

He received military training in several branches of Denmark’s armed forces including as a frogman in an elite naval unit.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 11, 2024

A by-the-book submarine commander must drop off and wait for a Navy frogman on a World War II mission.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 17, 2020

Davidson apologized to Crenshaw, and the former frogman was also able to take a few jabs at the comedian during their segment.

From Fox News • Aug. 13, 2019

At one point, a diver had to descend into a slurry wall—a frogman Santa wielding an underwater welding torch fifty feet down a chimney full of muck—to free up some steel that had got caught.

From The New Yorker • Feb. 5, 2017

One frogman moved away a few feet, and Rick's breathing stopped as the man's belt light flashed toward him.

From The Wailing Octopus by Goodwin, Harold L. (Harold Leland)