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
"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
Cumberbatch is taken to the Isle of Skye, where his grandfather trained as a submariner.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 5, 2023
No one seemed to mind that there was one man aboard each boat who was not an experienced submariner.
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
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