pearl diver

noun

First recorded in 1660–70

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

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

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

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

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

April 20, 2024flabbergast

[flab-er-gast ]

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