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
Etymology
Origin of diver
Example Sentences
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Last December, an experienced British female diver drowned in a scuba incident off the island resort of Ellaidhoo.
From BBC • May 14, 2026
How they are laid: A diver attaches it to a ship’s hull, magnetically or with a nail gun.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026
"But I do not think it was a diver, I do not think it was a good swimmer."
From Barron's • Feb. 27, 2026
Kozubenko was a diver and coach from Mykolaiv, southern Ukraine.
From BBC • Feb. 13, 2026
Fred walked right up to the edge of the line and stood there, rocking on his toes like a diver preparing for a fifty-foot drop.
From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling
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