frogman

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frogman

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From frog + man, due to the fact that frogs are amphibious.

noun frogmen

  1. A Open Water Certified Diver, especially one in a diving suit (as opposed to one not in scuba gear).
  2. A military diver, e.g. a US Navy SEAL.
  3. broadly A 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.

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noun military diver

DeutschKampfschwimmer, Kampftaucher, Froschmann
Tiếng Việtngười nhái

noun diver

Españolbuzo, submarinista, hombre rana
Portuguêshomem-rã
Françaishomme-grenouille
DeutschFroschmann, Taucher
Italianosommozzatore
Ελληνικάβατραχάνθρωπος vatrachánthropos
Русскийводола́з vodoláz, легководола́з lexkovodoláz
العربيةضِفْدِع بَشَرِيّ ḍifdiʕ bašariyy
עבריתאִישׁ צְפַרְדֵּעַ ish tsfardea

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"frogman." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/frogman. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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@misc{frogman_2026,
  title = {frogman},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/frogman},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}