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

Later in 2025, the diver located human remains that were ultimately turned over to the state medical examiner's office. —CBS News, 17 Apr. 2026

The Ford station wagon thought to belong to the family was found in 2024 by a diver who had been looking for it for several years. —ABC News, 16 Apr. 2026

Another depicts a diver in the Arctic breaking a record for distance swum under ice with one breath. —Bloomberg, Mercury News, 16 Apr. 2026

Wang and team were cleared to approach the capsule after divers in special safety gear checked it for hazardous gases. —Erika I. Ritchie, Oc Register, 16 Apr. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1511, 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