diver

noun

div·​er ˈdī-vər 

1

: one that dives

2

a

: a person who stays underwater for long periods by having air supplied from the surface or by carrying a supply of compressed air

b

: any of various birds that obtain food by diving in water

especially : loon

Examples of diver in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

On Tuesday, the world-famous Nadadores Foundation, which trains in Marguerite Aquatics Complex, announced that divers from Australia and France will join delegations from the Dutch and Team USA for pre-game training in the city. —Erika I. Ritchie, Oc Register, 25 Sep. 2025

Global reach and impact Today, Nemo Power Tools serve commercial divers, marine researchers, military and defense teams, search and rescue units, yacht crews, construction workers, and oil and gas operators across 45 countries through nearly 100 distributors. —Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 24 Sep. 2025

Then divers found manmade stone pockets, once used to store fishing gear, a sign that this might have been a shoreline in Cleopatra's time. —Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 24 Sep. 2025

The search effort mobilized state and local police, forest rangers, K-9 units, drones, underwater divers, and volunteers. —Nick Mordowanec, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Sep. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1506, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing diver

• Dumpster diver
• free diver
• scuba diver
• skin diver

Rhymes for diver

• driver
• fiver
• hiver
• kiver
• niver
• stiver
• revivor
• screwdriver
• survivor