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diver
/ ˈ岹ɪə /
noun
a person or thing that dives
a person who works or explores underwater
Also called: loom.US and Canadian name: loon.any aquatic bird of the genus Gavia, family Gaviidae, and order Gaviiformes of northern oceans, having a straight pointed bill, small wings, and a long body: noted for swiftness and skill in swimming and diving
any of various other diving birds
slangsoccer a player who pretends to have been tripped or impeded by an opposing player in order to win a free kick or penalty
Example Sentences
An air, land and sea search operation began involving the Irish Coast Guard, gardaí and Irish civil defence volunteers who used boats, drones, divers and a helicopter.
He was so proud of his military background that he was wearing a belt buckle with his Navy diver’s insignia the night he was assassinated.
Search teams, helicopters, drones and divers have also searched the local area.
At the time of publication, divers were still searching the middle of the lake.
The diver won bronze for Great Britain in the men's synchronised 3m springboard in Paris last summer after silver and bronze in Rio eight years earlier.
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