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divemaster
[ dahyv-mas-ter, -mah-ster ]
noun
- a professional qualified to oversee scuba diving operations, as in salvage work or at a resort, and responsible for procedures and safety, monitoring the whereabouts of divers underwater or at the surface, and making rescues when necessary.
Word History and Origins
Origin of divemaster1
Example Sentences
She is now a certified fish data scientist and divemaster, who spends much of her free time volunteering with the Reef Fund and describes the move as "the best decision I ever made".
Lewis became a divemaster and is now president of Texas Caribbean Charters, which takes about 1,000 people a year out on diving trips there, with about half making a return trip.
He says: “I was on a sabbatical from my job at a London prop-making company, and I was working as a divemaster. I was responsible for getting guests fitted with wetsuits. I definitely liked Susie as soon as I saw her.”
Eight of us travelers from all points on the globe had come together to live on a boat with our captain and our divemaster.
Smith is a scuba divemaster, while Allen is a scuba instructor.
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