diver (noun)

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• diver — ► NOUN 1) a person who dives under water as a sport or as part of their work. 2) a large diving waterbird with a straight pointed bill …   English terms dictionary

• diver — c.1500, agent noun from DIVE (Cf. dive) …   Etymology dictionary

• diver — noun 1》 a person who dives under water as a sport or as part of their work. 2》 a large diving waterbird with a sleek black or grey head, a straight pointed bill, and a wailing call. [Gavia immer (great northern diver or common loon) and related… …   English new terms dictionary

• diver — noun (C) 1 someone who swims or works underwater using special breathing equipment: a deep sea diver 2 someone who jumps into water with their head and arms first …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• diver's palsy — noun or diver s paralysis : caisson disease …   Useful english dictionary

• diver's paralysis — noun see diver s palsy …   Useful english dictionary

• diver — noun Date: 1506 1. one that dives 2. a. a person who stays underwater for long periods by having air supplied from the surface or by carrying a supply of compressed air b. any of various birds that obtain food by diving in water; especially loon …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• diver — noun a) someone who dives, especially as a sport b) someone who works underwater; a frogman …   Wiktionary

• scuba diver — noun an underwater diver who uses scuba gear • Hypernyms: ↑diver, ↑frogman, ↑underwater diver * * * noun : one who swims under water with the aid of scuba gear • scuba dive intransitive verb • scuba diving …   Useful english dictionary

• skin diver — noun : one that engages in skin diving especially as a sport * * * skin diver, a person engaged in skin diving as his work or as a sport; free diver. * * * skin diver noun, pl ⋯ ers [count] • • • Main Entry: ↑skin dive …   Useful english dictionary

• diver — UK [ˈdaɪvə(r)] / US [ˈdaɪvər] noun [countable] Word forms diver : singular diver plural divers 1) someone who swims under water, especially as their job Police divers are searching the river bed. 2) someone who dives into water, for example as a… …   English dictionary