0 someone who swims or works underwater for a long time wearing breathing equipment, flippers (= rubber or plastic shoes that are longer than the feet), and usually a rubber suit: --
police frogmen
Immediately the area was cordoned off and police frogmen searched frantically for several days but nothing was found in the drained dam.
She had a team of navy divers (frogmen) on board along with their equipment.
The term "frogman" is occasionally used to refer to a civilian scuba diver.
This risk may happen with combat / patrol frogmen in war conditions, or with diving sea-police arresting suspects underwater.
In 1974, a research team dealing with matters related to naval frogmen was created.
The unit was originally intended to comprise three sections of frogmen, a technical section, section and management.
The team was to draw up a concept for the organisation and formation of a special division of naval frogmen.
These operations were part of a longer series of frogman operations, see human torpedo.