submariner

noun

sub·​ma·​ri·​ner ˌsəb-mə-ˈrē-nər How to pronounce submariner (audio)
-ˈma-rə-nər,
-ˈmer-ə-nər
: a member of a submarine crew

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The goal of the campaign, which will run through the end of October, was to help the service attract the next generation of submariners. —Peter Suciu, Forbes, 5 Oct. 2024 Anybody that was an experienced submersible pilot or submariner like myself ... —Wendy Grossman Kantor, Peoplemag, 26 Sep. 2024 The changes to the ship's design were made to accommodate the growing number of women who join the Navy as submariners, Stars and Stripes reported. —Rebecca Cohen, NBC News, 14 Sep. 2024 Harder went missing in the South China Sea off Luzon during her sixth war patrol on August 24, 1944, along with its entire crew of 79 submariners. —Saman Shafiq, USA TODAY, 24 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for submariner 

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First Known Use

1861, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of submariner was in 1861

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submariner

noun
sub·​ma·​ri·​ner ˈsəb-mə-ˌrē-nər How to pronounce submariner (audio)
ˌsəb-mə-ˈrē-nər,
 also  ˌsəb-ˈmar-ə-
: a member of a submarine crew
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