scuba diver

noun

: one who swims underwater with the aid of scuba gear
scuba dive intransitive verb

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The film is described as The Martian meets 127 Hours, centering on a scuba diver in search of his deceased father’s remains who gets swallowed by an 80-foot, 60-ton sperm whale and has only one hour to escape before his oxygen runs out. Justin Kroll, Deadline, 27 Mar. 2025 The treatment method has been cleared by the Food and Drug Administration to help over a dozen conditions including carbon monoxide poisoning, severe wounds and decompression sickness in scuba divers. Elizabeth Chuck, NBC News, 16 Mar. 2025 The incident comes three months after Cayman Islands authorities issued an advisory that said sharks have learned to associate scuba divers with food, after a diver who was carrying a lionfish culling spear and an empty bucket was closely approached by a shark. Anna Lazarus Caplan, People.com, 14 Feb. 2025 Authorities have used boats, helicopters, drones and scuba divers in their search for Konanki, though nothing has been found. Liam Quinn, People.com, 17 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for scuba diver

Word History

First Known Use

1958, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of scuba diver was in 1958

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“Scuba diver.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scuba%20diver. Accessed 4 Apr. 2025.

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scuba diver

noun
: one who swims underwater with scuba gear
scuba dive verb

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