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submariner

American  
[suhb-muh-ree-ner, suhb-mar-uh-ner] / ˌsʌb məˈri nər, səbˈmær ə nər /

noun

  1. a member of the crew of a submarine.


submariner British  
/ sʌbˈmærɪnə /

noun

  1. a crewman in a submarine

"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

Etymology

Origin of submariner

First recorded in 1910–15; submarine + -er 1


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The Australian facilities “should be more than Guam, since it will have a permanent maintenance facility ashore with a dry dock,” said Bryan Clark, a senior fellow at the Hudson Institute and a former submariner.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 8, 2026

Every detail in Beth's post pointed to the same man, says Clara: "He has a Guangdong accent, he looks honest and he wears a Rolex submariner watch."

From BBC ● Apr. 1, 2025

While in the Navy, Carter took graduate courses in nuclear physics and served as a submariner on the USS Pomfret.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 29, 2024

"The Type 096s are going to be a nightmare," said retired submariner and naval technical intelligence analyst Christopher Carlson, one of the researchers.

From Reuters ● Oct. 9, 2023

The young submariner put on his headphones and tuned in to an American radio station.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin

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