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frogman

[ frog-man, -muhn, frawg- ]

noun

, plural frog·men [frog, -men, -m, uh, n, frawg, -].
  1. a swimmer specially equipped with air tanks, wetsuit, diving mask, etc., for underwater demolition, salvage, military operations, scientific exploration, etc.


frogman

/ ˈfrɒɡmən /

noun

  1. a swimmer equipped with a rubber suit, flippers, and breathing equipment for working underwater
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of frogman1

First recorded in 1940–45; frog 1 + man
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Example Sentences

He received military training in several branches of Denmark’s armed forces including as a frogman in an elite naval unit.

He can only admit this after he adopts a passel of fanged frogmen that he somehow finds charming.

From Salon

Chen Ting-wei, 27, who trained with an elite amphibious reconnaissance and patrol unit in Taiwan known as the “frogmen,” was assigned to defend a village near Kharkiv in April.

Office of Strategic Services to help train underwater demolition teams, or frogmen.

Later, state TV showed the launch of the missiles, flight of drones and a ship that was exploded after frogmen planted mines on it.

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