scuba diver
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- noun
- /ˈskuːbə ˈdaɪvər/
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- The scuba diver swam alongside colorful fish in the vibrant coral reef.
- depths inaccessible to scuba diver
Or just you know some RAM scuba diver that makes videos on the Internet.
- Or just you know some RAM scuba diver that makes videos on the Internet.
- An absolutely incredible story of when Clint went scuba diving as a child and his scuba diver instructor almost left him for dad.
- Supposedly scuba diver had swallowed some octopus eggs while scuba diving and they grew in the scuba diver's stomach.
Examples
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Yoji Ookata is a scuba diver and self-taught underwater photographer.
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They're near the top of every scuba diver's bucket list.
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Rather, they have ruptured lungs similar to those seen in scuba divers who surface too quickly.
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Very few conch live deeper than 30 m, and virtually all are accessible to scuba divers.
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The first is the harvest of black coral by scuba divers from depths of 30-100 m.
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I'm a scuba diver.
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Guam is a mecca for beachgoers and scuba divers.
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Additionally, she's a certified scuba diver and a robotics enthusiast.
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Scuba divers can become entangled in marine debris, particularly monofilament line and nets, resulting in injuries or fatalities.
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But Vacelet and Boury-Esnault found a new species in a shallow-water Mediterranean cave (less than 100 feet), where scuba divers can watch directly.
Academic text (1995)
Synonyms
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A person who goes underwater to swim or work, often with special gear
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A person who works underwater with special gear, often in military or rescue jobs
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A person who dives deep in the sea using special equipment to protect from high pressure
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
How Deep
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- Specialized
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a person who swims underwater using scuba equipment' is directly and transparently derived from 'scuba' (breathing equipment for underwater) + 'diver' (a person who dives). This noun–noun compound follows a straightforward compositional pattern found across languages, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
Scuba diver comes from scuba, a short form of 'self-contained underwater breathing apparatus', and diver, a person who goes underwater. The picture is of someone carrying their own 'air tank' while swimming under the sea, so the term means 'a person who swims underwater using an air tank'.