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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Learn about whale biology: If you’ve seen or heard of the movie Whalefall, in which a scuba diver is swallowed by a whale, you have probably wondered whether the premise is at all plausible.
From Slate ● Oct. 19, 2026
Danish diver Gert Normann Andersen finally discovered it in 2016.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 14, 2026
A 21-year-old free diver has described the "otherworldly" experiences that he has when he dives down to the seabed.
From BBC ● Aug. 1, 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 the dark the iron could pass for tarnished diver.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
Darryl has joined the ranks of so-called dumpster divers – people who rummage through commercial bins for treasures.
From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026
Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department divers found Romero’s body in the helicopter wreckage, some 218 feet below, a day later.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026
Eventually, after Denmark and Sweden shut down their inquiries, German prosecutors focused on a group of deep-sea divers who had rented a yacht called the Andromeda in the northern German port of Rostock.
From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026
A team of divers from Northampton Scuba School arranged a six-hour clean-up of the River Nene in Northampton.
From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026
At night the Minister one Mr Cragg, and divers of the Neighbours came to the House on a visit.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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