submariner

[ suhb-muh-ree-ner, suhb-mar-uh-ner ]

noun

1. a member of the crew of a submarine.

submariner

/ sʌbˈmærɪnə /

noun

1. a crewman in a submarine

Word History and Origins

Origin of submariner¹

First recorded in 1910–15; submarine + -er ¹

Example Sentences

Direction by David Ayers, the Navy submariner who wrote Training Day and helmed 2012's excellent End of Watch.

From The Daily Beast

But now, as a 28-year-old Iraq vet and former nuclear submariner, I feel like a believer who saw the truth behind your curtain.

From The Daily Beast

The man to whom the dangers of submarine warfare seem least fearsome is the submariner.

From Project Gutenberg