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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Danish diver Gert Normann Andersen finally discovered it in 2016.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 14, 2026
A local diver in Coron told the BBC on Friday that he and his team were on standby to help out and awaiting instructions from the coast guard.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
When scuba diver and underwater photographer Ross McLaren encountered a jellyfish for the first time, he said all he felt was "sheer terror".
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
In April 2022, the senior military officers say, they approached her through a member of their unit who was a hobby deep-sea diver.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026
Ronnie York, blond and blue-eyed, had been born and raised in Florida, where his father was a well-known, well-paid deep- sea diver.
From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote
Suffolk Police said on Thursday that the body of the child recovered by police divers had been formally identified as Noah, subject to confirmation at formal inquest proceedings.
From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026
After a sharp struggle, divers bring their catch safely ashore.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
"The divers also recorded video and took photos, which we subsequently used to assess the exposure of the mines and the condition of the wreck."
From Science Daily ● Sep. 14, 2026
The cliff divers, drawn to the thrills of the illicit jumps amplified by social media, reveled in dozens of leaps.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
The Symi sponge divers spent the next ten months rescuing some of Greece’s most beautiful artifacts, one of the greatest hoards of Greek treasure ever found.
From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler
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