submariner

English

Etymology

From submarine +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

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• (UK) IPA^(key): /sʌbˈmæɹɪnə/
• (US) IPA^(key): /sʌbˈmæɹɪnɚ/, /sʌbməˈɹiːnɚ/

Noun

submariner (plural submariners)

1. A member of the crew of a submarine.
2. (US, baseball) A pitcher that throws with an underhand motion.

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

Usage notes

• This word is generally pronounced like sub- + mariner (for example, in the Canadian Navy, Royal Navy and the U.S. Navy); however, since the prefix sub- was apparently deemed to imply inferiority (as in subpar or subhuman) rather than the actual meaning of "under", this pronunciation may be considered offensive by non-submariners. The pronunciation submarine + -er, but with stress on third syllable, is preferred by Naval Brass. As evidence of submariners' collective lack of concern for the opinion of non-submariners on any matter, many submariners refer to themselves by the much more negative terms of "sewer-pipe" sailor, or "bubble-head". Submariners often refer to sailors that work on the surface of the ocean as "skimmers" or "targets."
• The baseball term is however pronounced /sʌb.mə.ˈɹiːn.ə(ɹ)/

Translations

member of a submarine crew

• Catalan: submarinista m or f
• Hebrew: צוֹלְלָן (he) m (tsolelan)
• Portuguese: submarinista m or f
• Russian: подводник (ru) m (podvodnik), подводница (ru) f (podvodnica)
• Spanish: submarinista (es) m or f

pitcher who throws with an underhand motion

German

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Adjective

submariner

1. inflection of submarin:
   1. strong/mixed nominative masculine singular
   2. strong genitive/dative feminine singular
   3. strong genitive plural