sonarman

[soh-nahr-muh n]

noun, plural so·nar·men. U.S. Navy.

a petty officer who operates and maintains sonar.

Origin of sonarman

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The sonarman bent to his scope and Hank listened intently over the hydrophones.
Tom Swift and the Electronic Hydrolung
Victor Appleton