submariner

S1U1B3M3A1R1I1N1E1R1
UK/sʌbˈmæɹɪnə/US/sʌbˈmæɹɪnɚ/US/sʌbməˈɹiːnɚ/

noun

A member of the crew of a submarine.

“Jones was a submariner and could often confuse a batter with his unorthodox delivery.”

Less commonScrabble 14
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

nounsubmariner (plural submariners)

plural submariners

  1. A member of the crew of a submarine.
  2. USball gamesA pitcher that throws with an underhand motion.

    Jones was a submariner and could often confuse a batter with his unorthodox delivery.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
submarinist

Origin

From submarine + -er.

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Catalan submarinista
  • submarinistamember of a submarine crew
Hebrew צוֹלְלָן
  • צוֹלְלָן (tsolelan)member of a submarine crew
Portuguese submarinista
  • submarinistamember of a submarine crew
Russian подво́дник, подво́дница
  • подво́дник (podvódnik)member of a submarine crew
  • подво́дница (podvódnica)member of a submarine crew
Spanish submarinista
  • submarinistamember of a submarine crew
Cite this entry
APA

submariner. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/submariner

MLA

“submariner.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/submariner. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “submariner,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/submariner.

Source: submariner on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.