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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Summa’s 1982 snapshot of a stage diver at a Circle Jerks concert in Reseda is among the best examples of punk’s live and chaotic energy.
From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026
A rescue diver also died on Saturday while searching for the bodies of the group.
From BBC • May 18, 2026
A rescue diver has died while searching for the bodies of four Italians who died in a scuba-diving accident in the Maldives.
From BBC • May 16, 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
“I know. Captain Searle came to tell me. You are thinking about the body, aren’t you, the body the diver found in the cabin?”
From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier
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