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sonarman

sonarman

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A person who uses sound to find things underwater on a ship or submarine
  • noun
  • /ˈsoʊnərˌmæn/
  • Archaic
: sonarista
  • During the naval exercise, the sonarman operated the sonar equipment to track enemy submarines.

Examples

  • The skilled sonarman quickly identified the sound of a whale moving through the water.

  • On the submarine, the sonarman detected a nearby vessel using advanced sonar technology.

  • The "Valiant" report is pure speculation , In the same area, in 1983, a sonarman aboard a U ,S, Navy warship, , , , , , the Matthew Rogers, reported sizable sonar contact, , , , , , moving with incredible speed and agility,

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Surface Forms

sonarman singular
sonarmen plural

Morphology

sonarman = sonar + man (transparent) = sonar + man

The meaning is directly derived from 'sonar' + 'man' = 'person who operates sonar'; although 'sonar' is originally an acronym, it is lexicalized as a noun in English making the compound transparent.

Etymology

Sonarman comes from sonar, the idea of using sound to find things under water, and man, meaning 'person'. So a sonarman is a person who uses sonar equipment to detect and watch objects beneath the water.