diver
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2.1
- noun
- /ˈdaɪvər/
:
buceador
- Look, it's a diver.
- scuba diver
- diver's sled
- ROV and divers
This one was a champion free diver, but she died doing it.
- This one was a champion free diver, but she died doing it.
- And it's this huge patch of debris with a diver coming up holding some stuff.
- Yeah, this video of these two divers working together.
- What free divers train is carbon dioxide tolerance.
- We had, like, real saturation divers that came in and consulted a lot.
- If I'm not a beach guy, I'm a deep diver.
- My grandma, she she was an Acrobat and her husband was an Olympic diver and she drove trucks.
- Like, you know, the lad who was the Navy, the Navy diver.
- We're sport divers, can use Trimix and things like that, so they can go really deep.
Examples
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I have a number of people, including police divers, out looking for the heads and hands.
Fiction book (1992) -
We've got divers coming in to you now.
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I need the services of a diver with a boat, and he said you might be interested.
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And it's this huge patch of debris with a diver coming up holding some stuff.
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We're sending divers into the river for the body.
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We've got divers in the water.
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I feel like one of those cliff divers, you know, in acapulco.
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The diver gracefully descended into the clear blue water to explore the coral reef.
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After extensive training, she became a certified diver and started working on underwater projects.
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The rescue team dispatched a diver to retrieve the lost equipment from the ocean floor.
Synonyms
7
3.2
A person who swims underwater using a breathing tank
4
7.5
A person who works underwater with special gear, often in military or rescue jobs
2
5.8
A person who dives deep in the sea using special equipment to protect from high pressure
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5.0
A person who swims underwater with a mask and fins for fun or sport
A person who works or swims under water using breathing gear
A person who dives underwater to do work like catching fish or checking pipes
A woman who dives underwater for military or rescue work
Compounds
2
5.8
A person who dives deep in the sea using special equipment to protect from high pressure
How Professional
2
5.8
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2.1
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Diver comes from the verb dive, which means 'to go down into water'. So a diver is literally 'one who goes under the water', whether for sport, work, or exploring.