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

The Coast Guard is requesting permission from Bahamian authorities to allow divers to re-search the sea, the official added. —Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 28 May 2026

Those helping out include divers from several nations who took part in the complicated 2018 rescue in northern Thailand of 12 schoolboys and their soccer coach who were trapped for more than two weeks in a cave before being safely extricated. —ABC News, 27 May 2026

Metta Tham Kalasin Rescue via Reuters Paasi is among the divers involved in this rescue who also took part in the complicated 2018 rescue in northern Thailand of 12 schoolboys and their soccer coach. —Matt Gutman, CBS News, 27 May 2026

Finnish diver Mikko Paasi, who is part of the rescue operation, expressed his happiness at locating five of the trapped. —Kocha Olarn, CNN Money, 27 May 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