submariner
noun
sub·ma·ri·ner
ˌsəb-mə-ˈrē-nər 
-ˈma-rə-nər,
-ˈmer-ə-nər
: a member of a submarine crew
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The submariner held righties to a .198/.266/.295 slash line, reaching the postseason six times with Texas, Baltimore and Atlanta.
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Jayson Stark, New York Times, 19 June 2025
Many things can go wrong, in fact; a scuba diver or submariner attempting an escape from a malfunctioning sub can be knocked out by the pressure, or have a seizure, or succumb to nitrogen narcosis or oxygen toxicity, or drown.
—Matthew Gavin Frank
june 12, Literary Hub, 12 June 2025
The dual aircraft carrier deployment is just another example of the Chinese navy expanding its reach in international waters, Tom Shugart, a former U.S. Navy submariner and adjunct senior fellow at the Center for a New American Security, told Newsweek in an email.
—Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 June 2025
The two spoke about his extensive journey from peanut farmer to submariner; from the Governor’s mansion to the White House, and back home to Plains.
—Sally Susman, TIME, 29 Dec. 2024
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Jayson Stark, New York Times, 19 June 2025
Many things can go wrong, in fact; a scuba diver or submariner attempting an escape from a malfunctioning sub can be knocked out by the pressure, or have a seizure, or succumb to nitrogen narcosis or oxygen toxicity, or drown.
—Matthew Gavin Frank
june 12, Literary Hub, 12 June 2025
The dual aircraft carrier deployment is just another example of the Chinese navy expanding its reach in international waters, Tom Shugart, a former U.S. Navy submariner and adjunct senior fellow at the Center for a New American Security, told Newsweek in an email.
—Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 June 2025
The two spoke about his extensive journey from peanut farmer to submariner; from the Governor’s mansion to the White House, and back home to Plains.
—Sally Susman, TIME, 29 Dec. 2024
See All Example Sentences for submariner
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“Submariner.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/submariner. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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submariner
noun
sub·ma·ri·ner
ˈsəb-mə-ˌrē-nər
ˌsəb-mə-ˈrē-nər,
also ˌsəb-ˈmar-ə-
: a member of a submarine crew
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