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caver

American  
[key-ver] / ˈkeɪ vər /

noun

  1. a person who studies or explores caves.


Etymology

Origin of caver

First recorded in 1645–55; cave + -er 1

Example Sentences

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The first missing caver was brought to safety at 15:30 BST on Friday, the second at 02:30 on Saturday and the third two hours later.

From BBC • Oct. 5, 2025

Dickey is a well-known member of the world caver community and leads the New Jersey Initial Response Team—a multi-disciplinary rescue group.

From National Geographic • Sep. 14, 2023

While he was deep underground, the caver, Mark Dickey, 40, who is himself an expert cave rescuer, suffered gastrointestinal bleeding and lost three liters of blood.

From New York Times • Sep. 11, 2023

The 40-year-old experienced caver began vomiting because of stomach bleeding while on an expedition with a handful of others in the Morca cave in southern Turkey’s Taurus Mountains.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 9, 2023

Add four cupfuls of fish stock, seasoning with red and white pepper, caver, and cook for twenty minutes.

From How to Cook Fish by Reed, Myrtle

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