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diver

[dahy-ver]

noun

  1. a person or thing that dives.

  2. a person who makes a business of diving, as for pearl oysters or to examine sunken vessels.

  3. British.a loon.

  4. any of several other birds noted for their skill in diving.



diver

/ ˈ岹ɪə /

noun

  1. a person or thing that dives

  2. a person who works or explores underwater

  3. 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

  4. any of various other diving birds

  5. slangsoccer a player who pretends to have been tripped or impeded by an opposing player in order to win a free kick or penalty

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of diver1

First recorded in 1500–10; dive + -er 1
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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.

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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.

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Search teams, helicopters, drones and divers have also searched the local area.

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At the time of publication, divers were still searching the middle of the lake.

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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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