frogman

American  

[frog-man, -muhn, frawg-] / ˈfrɒgˌmæn, -mən, ˈfrɔg- /

noun

plural

frogmen

1. a swimmer specially equipped with air tanks, wetsuit, diving mask, etc., for underwater demolition, salvage, military operations, scientific exploration, etc.

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frogman British  

/ ˈfrɒɡmən /

noun

1. a swimmer equipped with a rubber suit, flippers, and breathing equipment for working underwater

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Etymology

Origin of frogman

First recorded in 1940–45; frog ¹ + man

Example Sentences

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

From Seattle Times • Jan. 11, 2024

A by-the-book submarine commander must drop off and wait for a Navy frogman on a World War II mission.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 17, 2020

Davidson apologized to Crenshaw, and the former frogman was also able to take a few jabs at the comedian during their segment.

From Fox News • Aug. 13, 2019

At one point, a diver had to descend into a slurry wall—a frogman Santa wielding an underwater welding torch fifty feet down a chimney full of muck—to free up some steel that had got caught.

From The New Yorker • Feb. 5, 2017

On the contrary, to get to Clipper Cay so soon after the Spindrifters arrived, the frogman must have left about the same time the scientists did.

From The Wailing Octopus by Goodwin, Harold L. (Harold Leland)