submariner

Examples

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• I'm a retired submariner, and our WWII story is out.

  Blog text (11)

• Even Carter, the nuclear submariner, loved America, though.

  Blog text (15)

• Besides, she was married and married to a submariner.

  Fiction book (1991)

• Dear James, I am a very conservative, retired submariner sailor.

  Blog text (32)

• There isn't a submariner in the navy whose loyalty I trust more.

  K-19: The Widowmaker (2002)

• Crews would live on the bombers much the way that submariners do in nuclear subs, which were just coming online.

  Academic text (2010)

• The submarine service lost many ships during WWII, and a wonderful tribute and museum to those submariners can be found in Honolulu, Hawaii, almost next door to the Pearl Harbor Memorial.

  Blog text (11)

• McCain was the son of Admiral John S. McCain, a decorated WWII submariner, and Commander in Chief of the Pacific from 1968 to 1972 (CINCPAC).

  Blog text (4)

• I followed in his footsteps, serving one tour in the Navy (1966-70) as a submariner aboard the historical USS Archerfish (AGSS-311) and USS Medregal (SS-480).

  Blog text (11)

• Many submariners spend months underwater, keeping their country safe.

Synonyms

S

sailor

vssubmariner

78 2.3

A person who works in the navy on a military ship

serves on underwater vessels rather than on surface navy ships

S

seaman

vssubmariner

59 2.8

A person who works on a ship as a crew member below the officers

is any crew member on underwater vessels regardless of gender or rank

M

mariner

vssubmariner

53 6.0

A person who works on a ship at sea

serves on underwater vessels rather than on surface ships

C

crewman

vssubmariner

47 3.2

A person who works with others on a ship, aircraft, or vehicle

is specific to underwater vessel crew rather than any vehicle crew

S

seafarer

vssubmariner

3 4.8

A person who works or travels at sea, like a sailor

serves as a crew member on underwater vessels rather than any sea worker

Surface Forms

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Etymology