- plural of diver.
divers
Americanadjective
pronoun
determiner
Etymology
Origin of divers
1200–50; Middle English < Anglo-French, Old French < Latin dīversus diverse
Vocabulary lists containing divers
Example Sentences
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European accounts dating back to the 15th Century recorded that many west Africans were highly skilled swimmers and divers.
From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026
It marked the second death this summer at Crescent Bay Beach, a popular quarter-mile cove in Laguna Beach that drawsin bodysurfers and divers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026
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
The sailors and pearl divers of the Indian Ocean had intimate understandings of shallow reefs—“vernacular knowledge”—that often aided British endeavors to draw maps and document marine life.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
Throckmorton had gone to the southern coast of Turkey to write about sponge divers and their fascinating work.
From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler
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