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

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

Arriving at the scene, first responders learned that the missing person, 38-year-old Casa Grande, Arizona, resident Trevor Valentine, was a swimmer, not a scuba diver, as initially reported. — Joan Lynch, Sacbee.com, 15 Oct. 2026

There’s plenty to unpack about the troubled relationship between young scuba diver Jay Gardiner (Austin Abrams) and his late father Mitt (Josh Brolin). — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 14 Oct. 2026

This is a scuba diver’s paradise; Kea is surrounded by several shipwrecks, including that of the Britannic, the sister ship to the Titanic, and the paddlewheel steamboat Patris. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 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