: one who swims underwater with the aid of scuba gear
scuba diveintransitive verb
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Like Scheherazade telling stories to save her own life, the pigtailed scuba diver must convince the shark that there are better things to eat than herself.—Elise Broach, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026 Located off Hwy 29 and a few blocks from the gateway to downtown Calistoga, the ocean-themed La Sirena (Barrett is an avid scuba diver) rounds out a walkable corridor of quirky Napa Valley tasting rooms offering more than the region’s signature Cabernet.—Jess Lander, San Francisco Chronicle, 8 Apr. 2026 For context, however, the one-in-4,200 risk of danger to anyone is higher than the chances of a single person being struck by lightning in their lifetime or of a scuba diver or surfer getting bitten by a shark.—Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 10 Mar. 2026 Known for its extremely rough waters and rocky coastline, this remote section of the Namibian coast is not meant for sunbathers or scuba divers.—Melanie Van Zyl, Travel + Leisure, 6 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for scuba diver