diver
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5.7
- noun
- /ˈdaɪvər/
- UK
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colimbo
- This diver is smaller and slimmer than the common loon.
- pearl diver
- divers and sea ducks
- deep diver
Examples
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Some good-sized flocks of divers are moving in the mornings.
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The diver swam gracefully under the water, searching for fish among the rocks.
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Neither the diver on those rocks nor the dog in the shallow water would have been safe if the orcas actually wanted to eat them.
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At this dramatic site, divers can experience azure waters set against a vertical limestone wall that descends into a chasm below.
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Divers—bluebills, redheads, goldeneyes, and bufflehead—are rolling, albeit slowly, onto Upper Midwest big waters.
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Many species of divers are known for their excellent fishing skills and diving abilities.
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A group of divers was spotted hunting for food along the shore of the northern lake.
Synonyms
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8.1
A large water bird that dives for fish in northern lakes
Compounds
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5.8
A person who dives deep in the sea using special equipment to protect from high pressure
How Aquatic
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Diver for the bird comes from the same verb dive because this bird dives under the water to catch fish. So calling the bird a diver points to its habit of 'going under water' to hunt.