noun
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a person or thing that dives
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a person who works or explores underwater
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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
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any of various other diving birds
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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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Only the female diver was undeterred—once they reached the bottom, it would be easy, a fun ride like always, she said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026
Then, with a brush, he captures the momentary disturbance of the water caused by an unseen diver.
From BBC ● Jun. 12, 2026
One diver dropped the anchor over the side and the boat nudged forward until the anchor struck the pipeline.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026
A diver who filmed an incredibly rare encounter with a Great White shark in the Mediterranean Sea in May has described the moment as "pretty special".
From BBC ● Jun. 8, 2026
Tuesday’s Tinies included that “a family friend, Tom Everhart” was the diver to actually locate Fred.
From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen
A national park provided a helicopter to help in the rescue effort alongside bigger boats and divers from the local area and the army, he said.
From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 2026
Specialist divers from the cultural heritage protection arm of Italy's police, known as the Carabinieri Art Squad, were sent to the site.
From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2026
Fishery inspectors relied on local pearling leaders and divers to fill in cartographic blanks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
The research team included specialist cave divers from the Cave Divers Association of Australia.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 4, 2026
Then, just as the public, the curators, and the archaeologists waited anxiously to see what would be discovered next, the divers announced they had run into a serious problem.
From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler
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