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diver

American  
[dahy-ver] / ˈdaɪ vər /

noun

  1. a person or thing that dives.

  2. a person who makes a business of diving, as for pearl oysters or to examine sunken vessels.

  3. British. a loon.

  4. any of several other birds noted for their skill in diving.

diver British  
/ ˈdaɪvə /

noun

  1. a person or thing that dives

  2. a person who works or explores underwater

  3. Also called: loom.  US and Canadian name: loon.  any aquatic bird of the genus Gavia, family Gaviidae, and order Gaviiformes of northern oceans, having a straight pointed bill, small wings, and a long body: noted for swiftness and skill in swimming and diving

  4. any of various other diving birds

  5. slang soccer a player who pretends to have been tripped or impeded by an opposing player in order to win a free kick or penalty

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Etymology

Origin of diver

First recorded in 1500–10; dive + -er 1

Example Sentences

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Olympic diver Tom Daley has backed a campaign to save one of Scotland's last diving pools, describing a decision to close it as "heartbreaking".

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

How they are laid: A diver attaches it to a ship’s hull, magnetically or with a nail gun.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026

Like many Lebou, Tall's father is a diver, plunging for fish which have drastically disappeared from Senegal's coast due to industrial trawling.

From Barron's • Feb. 6, 2026

Peering through his goggles, diver Ted Judah had laid eyes on a deep-sea creature rarely encountered by humans.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 15, 2026

Uriah himself was tumbling from his horse, like rather an inexperienced diver, under the influence of a stroke which one of the opposing knights had delivered in the region of his midriff.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White

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