diver en · NOUN
Pronunciation
Etymology
Etymology tree English dive Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English diver From dive + -er.
Meanings
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Someone who dives, especially as a sport.
A passerby noticed the man's body protruding from the water at about 9 p.m. and Boston and Metropolitan police divers were called to the scene.
1979 August 25, “Body Found Near the Fenway”, in Gay Community News, volume 7, number 6, page 2:
- Someone who works underwater; a frogman.
- (Ireland, UK) loon (Gavia spp.)
- A New Zealand sand diver (Tewara cranwellae)
- A long-finned sand diver (Limnichthys polyactis)
- (London, dated) A passenger carrying vehicle using an underground route; specially, a diver tram, one using the former Kingsway tramway subway (1906-1952).
- (obsolete, slang) A pickpocket.
- A competitor in certain sports who is known to regularly imitate being fouled, with the purpose of getting his/her opponent penalised.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| divers | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
muff diver · dumpster-diver · pearl diver · black-diver · graveldiver · spider diver · synchronized diver · sportdiver · sat diver · deep diver · saturation diver · web diver · dumpster diver · sport diver · Pacific diver · earth-diver · ruddy diver · cave diver · skin-diver · free-diver · scuba diver · Cartesian diver · autem diver · smoke diver · diverless · dun diver · paradiver · sand diver · red-throated diver · stage diver · muff-diver · great northern diver · white-billed diver · hell-diver · black-throated diver
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Translations (114)
nb dykker (someone who works underwater) · fr plongeur (underwater) · ja 潜り (underwater) · hi ग़ोताख़ोर (underwater) · pt mergulhador (underwater) · es buceador (underwater) · he אָמוֹדַאי (someone who works underwater) · eo plonĝistino (someone who works underwater) · ru водола́зка (someone who works underwater) · et sukelduja (underwater) · it sommozzatrice (underwater) · fi sukeltaja (someone who works underwater) · la ūrīnātrīx (underwater) · bg водолаз (someone who works underwater) · lb Daucher (underwater) · hy ջրասուզակ (underwater) · nb stuper (underwater) · gl mergullador (someone who works underwater) · gl mergulladora (underwater) · eo subakvisto (underwater) · nn dykkar (someone who works underwater) · eo subakvistino (underwater) · ru водола́з (underwater) · de Taucherin (underwater) · de Taucher (underwater) · fo kavari (underwater) · ru ныря́льщик (underwater) · es somorgujador (someone who works underwater) · ru водола́з (someone who works underwater) · mk нуркач (underwater) · tl maninisid (underwater) · ro scafandrier (underwater) · es piscinero (sports: player who pretends fouls) · fr plongeuse (underwater) · it tuffatrice (underwater) · vi thợ lặn (underwater) · ca bus (underwater) · th นักกระโดดน้ำ (underwater) · es piscinera (sports: player who pretends fouls) · he צוֹלֵל (someone who works underwater) · bg гмуркач (underwater) · eo plonĝisto (someone who works underwater) · es zambullidor (jumping) · la ūrīnātor (underwater) · da dykker (underwater) · el δύτης (underwater) · eo plonĝisto (underwater) · ja 潜水夫 (underwater) · ru водола́зка (underwater) · nn dukkar (someone who works underwater) · uk норе́ць (underwater) · hy ջրասուզակ (someone who works underwater) · ko 다이버 (underwater) · ro scafandru (underwater) · sh rònilac (underwater) · xal булхач (underwater) · it tuffatore (underwater) · ca bussejadora (someone who works underwater) · ca bus (someone who works underwater) · es buzo (underwater) · eo subakvistino (someone who works underwater) · ota طالغج (underwater) · he צוֹלֵל (underwater) · ru ныря́льщица (underwater) · ca bussejador (someone who works underwater) · es clavadista (jumping) · it palombaro (underwater) · nl duikster (underwater) · nb dykker (underwater) · nn dukkar (underwater) · hi ग़ोताख़ोर (someone who works underwater) · it palombara (underwater) · gl mergulladora (someone who works underwater) · tr dalgıç (underwater) · ar غَطَّاسٌ (underwater) · ja ダイバー (underwater) · tk guwwas (underwater) · hu búvár (underwater) · sh гњу́рац (underwater) · es submarinista (underwater) · ko 잠수부 (underwater) · sh ро̀нилац (underwater) · fi sukeltaja (underwater) · et tuuker (someone who works underwater) · cs potápěčka (underwater) · uk водола́з (underwater) · nn stupar (underwater) · ar غَوَّاصٌ (underwater) · es escafandrista (underwater) · ota طالغج (someone who works underwater) · sv dykare (underwater) · hi गोताखोर (underwater) · ro scufundător (underwater) · pl nurek (underwater) · it sommozzatore (underwater) · nn dykkar (underwater) · sh gnjúrac (underwater) · gl mergullador (underwater) · az dalğıc (underwater) · es búzano (underwater) · cs potápěč (underwater) · es zabullidor (jumping) · nl duiker (underwater) · it tuffista (underwater) · cmn 潛水員 /潜水员 (underwater) · eo plonĝantino (underwater) · vi thợ lặn (someone who works underwater) · pt mergulhadora (underwater) · eo subakvisto (someone who works underwater) · hi गोताखोर (someone who works underwater) · as ডুবাৰু (underwater) · eo plonĝistino (underwater) · eo plonĝanto (underwater) · is kafari (underwater)