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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.


frogman British  
/ ˈfrɒɡmən /

noun

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Etymology

Origin of frogman

First recorded in 1940–45; frog 1 + man

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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

His last view had been of his pal locked with the remaining frogman!

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

Yet Iran primarily sets mines using frogmen on small boats that resemble ordinary fishing vessels, an informal maritime militia of dinghies that is virtually impossible to identify and eliminate.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 12, 2026

He can only admit this after he adopts a passel of fanged frogmen that he somehow finds charming.

From Salon Aug. 25, 2023

They were called combat swimmers, and frogmen; they developed a myth around them.

From Slate Mar. 28, 2022

The broadcaster added that rescue boats, frogmen and divers were deployed to search for the missing, but heavy downpours and undercurrents have hampered overnight rescue efforts.

From Seattle Times Sep. 19, 2021

We code talkers knew better than anyone what those brave frogmen did, not just because we had to send messages about them.

From "Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two" by Joseph Bruchac

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