submariner

sub·ma·rin·er

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [suhb-muh-ree-ner, suh b-mar-uh-ner]
- /ˌsʌb məˈri nər, səbˈmær ə nər/
- /sʌb.ˈmæ.rɪ.nə(r)/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [suhb-muh-ree-ner, suh b-mar-uh-ner]
- /ˌsʌb məˈri nər, səbˈmær ə nər/

Definitions of submariner word

noun submariner a member of the crew of a submarine. 1
noun submariner sailor on a submarine 1
countable noun submariner A submariner is a sailor or other person who goes in a submarine. 0
noun submariner a crewman in a submarine 0
noun submariner a member of a submarine crew 0

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Origin of submariner

First appearance:

before 1910

One of the 15% newest English words

First recorded in 1910-15; submarine + -er1

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Submariner

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Submariner

submariner popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 53% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

submariner usage trend in Literature

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