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

Still, most swimmers and divers prefer being in an outdoor pool because of conditions connected with the chlorine residue of indoor pools. —Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Feb. 2026

Katsin feared the divers were antiquities thieves and was able to chase them out of the area. —Kerry Breen, CBS News, 24 Feb. 2026

The divers failed to find a vehicle that matched the description of the one that went into the water, authorities said. —Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 24 Feb. 2026

Navy divers found 330 packages of cocaine hidden in the boat's ballast tanks. —Arkansas Online, 21 Feb. 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