Meanings
nounfrogman (plural frogmen)
plural frogmen
- A Open Water Certified Diver, especially one in a diving suit (as opposed to one not in scuba gear).
- A military diver, e.g. a US Navy SEAL.
- broadlyA member of a naval special operations unit.
He [John Wolfram] joined the navy upon graduating from high school, became [sic] an Underwater Demolition Team (UDT) frogman, and served in Vietnam.
2020, John Rocco, How We Got to the Moon, page 235
Origin
From frog + man, due to the fact that frogs are amphibious.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic ضِفْدِع بَشَرِيّ
- ضِفْدِع بَشَرِيّ (ḍifdiʕ bašariyy)diver
Bulgarian водолаз
- водолаз (vodolaz)diver
Catalan home granota, escafandrista
- home granotadiver
- escafandristadiver
Czech žabí muž, potápěč
- žabí muždiver
- potápěčdiver
Danish frømand, frømand
- frømanddiver
- frømandmilitary diver
Dutch kikvorsman
- kikvorsmandiver
Finnish sammakkomies, taistelusukeltaja
- sammakkomiesdiver
- taistelusukeltajamilitary diver
French homme-grenouille
- homme-grenouillediver
German Froschmann, Taucher
- Froschmanndiver
- Taucherdiver
- Kampfschwimmermilitary diver
- Kampftauchermilitary diver
- Froschmannmilitary diver
Greek βατραχάνθρωπος
- βατραχάνθρωπος (vatrachánthropos)diver
Hebrew אִישׁ צְפַרְדֵּעַ
- אִישׁ צְפַרְדֵּעַ (ish tsfardea)diver
Hungarian békaember, búvár
- békaemberdiver
- búvárdiver
Italian sommozzatore
- sommozzatorediver
Polish płetwonurek
- płetwonurekdiver
Portuguese homem-rã
- homem-rãdiver
Russian водола́з, легководола́з
- водола́з (vodoláz)diver
- легководола́з (lexkovodoláz)diver
Spanish buzo, submarinista
- buzodiver
- submarinistadiver
- hombre ranadiver
Swedish grodman
- grodmandiver
Thai มนุษย์กบ
- มนุษย์กบ (má-nút-gòp)diver
Turkish dalgıç
- dalgıçdiver
Vietnamese người nhái
- người nháimilitary diver
Cite this entry
APA
frogman. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/frogman
MLA
“frogman.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/frogman. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “frogman,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/frogman.
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