diver

noun

div·​er ˈdī-vər How to pronounce diver (audio)
1
: one that dives
2
a
: a person who stays underwater for long periods by having air supplied from the surface or by carrying a supply of compressed air
b
: any of various birds that obtain food by diving in water
especially : loon

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The team set out to see if these wild fish could indeed tell the difference between divers based on visual cues. Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 18 Feb. 2025 Nearly all serious local divers dreamed about finding them. Sean Kingsley, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Feb. 2025 In January, as divers were searching the Potomac River for victims of the horrific in Washington, D.C., the new president used that moment to . Ginger Cassady, Newsweek, 18 Feb. 2025 The Cayman Islands, 633 miles southwest of the Turks and Caicos, issued a warning in November that feeding sharks in the region taught the predators to associate divers with food. Mark Price, Miami Herald, 13 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for diver

Word History

First Known Use

1506, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of diver was in 1506

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“Diver.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/diver. Accessed 5 Mar. 2025.

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