pearl diver

noun

1. a person who dives for pearl oysters or other pearl-bearing mollusks.

Word History and Origins

Origin of pearl diver¹

First recorded in 1660–70

Example Sentences

I worked as a dish-washer or pearl-diver for several weeks in Boston, and bought a very cheap second-hand suit.

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The pearl-diver descends by the help of a long rope, to the end of which is attached a heavy stone.

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It is only a very slightly modified version of an ancient narrative of a shark's attack upon a pearl-diver.

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He told her that the pearl-diver always carried a bag to hold the treasures that he finds at the bottom of the sea.

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It was impossible for Miss Jenny Ann to persuade the old pearl diver to remain to supper.

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