free diver

noun

plural free divers

: a person who engages in free diving

Using just their lungs, free divers have kept going deeper and holding their breath longer than anyone expected.

—John Tierney

called also skin diver

Examples of free diver in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

But the episode mostly focuses on Blaine's training with free divers under the ice to prepare for a stunt in which Blaine swims from one point under Finnish ice to another, pulling himself along with a rope while holding his breath. —Ars Technica, 23 Mar. 2025

Lale chats with the South African free diver (who was recently featured on the 2023 Women Who Travel Power List) about her work running The Black Mermaid Foundation, witnessing coral bleaching first hand, weaving sustainability into her travels, and coming face-to-face with a shark. —Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Apr. 2023

Layne, the resident marine biologist and free diver, can take you snorkeling, deep-sea fishing, spearfishing, and even on a whale-watching excursion from June to September. —Jen Murphy, Travel + Leisure, 19 Mar. 2025

The Ama, named after the women free divers of Japan, is the ideal bucket tote sized to carry all your daily essentials from sun-up to sun down. —Bianca Salonga, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1951, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for free diver

• revivor
• screwdriver
• survivor
• driver
• fiver
• hiver
• kiver
• niver
• stiver