diver
pronunciation
How to pronounce diver in British English:
UK [ˈdaɪvə(r)]
How to pronounce diver in American English:
US [ˈdaɪvər]
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- Noun:
- someone who works underwater
- someone who dives (into water)
- large somewhat primitive fish-eating diving bird of the northern hemisphere having webbed feet placed far back; related to the grebes
Word Origin
- diver (n.)
- c. 1500, agent noun from dive (v.).
Example
- 1. A courageous scuba diver swims with another great white .
- 2. If a diver surfaces too quickly , he may suffer the bends .
- 3. A diver explores the sunken settlement beneath the waters off southern greece . Photograph : handout
- 4. The attack occurred in the same spot where a french diver was killed earlier in the month .
- 5. A young sea otter frolics in monterey bay , california , as a diver watches nearby .