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
Etymology
Origin of diver
Example Sentences
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"But I do not think it was a diver, I do not think it was a good swimmer."
From Barron's
Russian authorities say divers have recovered the bodies of seven Chinese tourists and a Russian driver who died after their mini-bus plunged under the ice to the bottom of Lake Baikal in Siberia.
From BBC
The task for Vlasenko’s team of five divers at the power plant was especially perilous.
He had met Kaye online and, calling himself Rob, told her he was a deep-sea diver "looking for a wife".
From BBC
She lives in Miami, where she is an avid sailor and scuba diver.
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