submariner
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of submariner
Example Sentences
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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
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
Thomas Shugart, a former US Navy submariner and an analyst at the Center for a New American Security, first noticed the incident involving the submarine in July.
From BBC • Sep. 27, 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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