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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Large alligators kept rescuer divers from reaching a pickup truck that plunged off a bridge and vanished in a canal, according to police in southwest Florida. Mark Price, Miami Herald, 23 June 2025 Placer County Sheriff’s search divers on Sunday recovered the bodies of three men who vanished last week after jumping into Rattlesnake Falls on the North Fork of the American River. Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 22 June 2025 Forty feet beneath the surface, there is a large cave system full of winding passages that can be accessed only by SCUBA divers trained in cave/cavern diving. Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 15 June 2025 YouTuber and diver Carl Sorensen shared his pictures from the amazing shipwreck dive. Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 June 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 29 Jun. 2025.

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