scuba diver

noun

: one who swims underwater with the aid of scuba gear

scuba dive intransitive verb

Examples of scuba diver in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The trail, with shipwrecks dating back to 1942, has become a haven for both marine life and recreational scuba divers since its official establishment in 2012 — an effort to boost tourism after the devastating 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill. — Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 8 Nov. 2026

Police have been pulling out all the stops in their hunt for clues that could lead them to the attacker, scouring the entire area with K9 and aviation units, drones and scuba divers, officials said. — Rebecca White, New York Daily News, 3 Nov. 2026

In Northern California, scuba divers just crush them with hammers. — Joseph Ogilvy, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Oct. 2026

This is below the $11 million that the studio was projecting for director Brian Duffield’s survival thriller starring Austin Abrams as a scuba diver swallowed by a sperm whale. — Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 17 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1958, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for scuba diver

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

Kids Definition

scuba diver

noun

: one who swims underwater with scuba gear

scuba dive verb