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diver Definition

diver (vər)

noun

one that dives; specif.,
  1. a person who works or explores underwater, usually breathing air supplied through a special mask or helmet
  2. any of several diving water birds, esp. a loon
diver Synonyms

diver

n.

high diver, fancy diver, submarine diver, deep-sea diver, aquanaut, pearl diver, sponge diver, skin diver, scuba diver, underwater reconnaissance specialist, frogman, swimmer, athlete, competitor, sky diver, parachute jumper, bungee jumper, tanker*; see also athlete.

diver Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • qualify: Non-divers and divers qualified with non-BSAC agencies can enjoy the discount where they are part of the BSAC member's family.
  • recover: Would he have abandoned the group to recover the diver?
  • equip: It takes extremely foul weather to make it out of bounds to divers equipped with a RIB.

Adjective modifier

  • red-throated: Later in the morning 8 great crested grebes and 6 red-throated divers were present feeding offshore.
  • certified: Explore the magic of the under water world while becoming a certified deep sea diver.
  • experienced: Look at the most experienced divers in your club, I bet most of them have shot belts!
  • recreational: Recreational divers give many reasons for making the switch to wings.
  • black-throated: One of the rarer sights on the Loch is the Black-throated diver.
  • qualified: For the qualified diver, there are many differing styles to attract you back into the water.

Preposition: on

  • wreck: Shirley was one of the first persons to inform the association of the activity of divers on the wrecks.

Modifies a noun

  • corps: And marketing of was his greatest par divers corps.
  • grade: Second-class diver grade was before my time as I have only been diving since 1999.

Possessives

  • paradise: The coastline of Kent is an area which fully deserves the label of ' wreck diver's paradise ' .
  • bubble: At the surface a search was conducted for the third diver's bubbles.

Noun used with modifier

  • scuba: A dive computer does not plan a dive for the scuba diver.
  • rebreather: Instruction by a rebreather diver of trainee's on open circuit SCUBA is not covered under SAA Insurance.
  • deep-sea: Even fish could be dangerous for a deep-sea diver.
  • wreck: The wreck diver may get bored with endless soft corals however beautiful they are.
  • novice: The Outer Mulberry is a favorite site for novice divers, who are often very clumsy ).
  • Swahili: There are regular power cuts ( although Swahili divers have their own back up generator ).

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