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frog·man
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noun,
plural
frog·men
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a swimmer specially equipped with air tanks, wet suit, diving mask, etc., for underwater demolition, salvage, military operations, scientific exploration, etc.
Origin:
1940–45;
frog
1
+
man
1
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frogman
(ˈfrɒɡmən)
—
n
,
pl
-men
a swimmer equipped with a rubber suit, flippers, and breathing equipment for working underwater
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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frogman
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