free diver

American  

[free dahyv-er] / ˈfri ˈdaɪv ər /

noun

plural

free divers

1. a person who swims underwater without using breathing equipment, such as scuba gear, often at significant depths or for significant periods of time.

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Example Sentences

Alex Dawson has been named Underwater Photographer of the Year 2024, for his image of a free diver examining the aftermath of whaling.

From BBC • Feb. 19, 2024

A chance meeting on a shared flight years earlier had given Krack, a veteran free diver who worked on the 2009 documentary “The Cove,” the opportunity to introduce himself to Cameron.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 16, 2022

She grew up in Mississippi, where her father was a river boat captain, and was a free diver before she took up magnet fishing a year ago.

From New York Times • Aug. 18, 2022

Atkins, an avid scuba and free diver who said he taught both his children to dive at age 5, wanted to bring the feeling of the sea into his home.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 10, 2021

Almost a year after Pollard survived this attack, a free diver and spear fisher Norman Galli, then 50, dropped into a glassy sea off a small island near Albany, a five-hour drive further south.

From The Guardian • Jan. 2, 2019