Meaning of DIVER
| Pronunciation: | | 'dIvur
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- [n] large somewhat primitive fish-eating diving bird of the northern hemisphere having webbed feet placed far back; related to the grebes
- [n] someone who dives (into water)
- [n] someone who works underwater
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| | Synonyms: | | frogman, loon, plunger, underwater diver |
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| | See Also: | | adventurer, deep-sea diver, explorer, Gavia, gaviiform seabird, genus Gavia, pearl diver, pearler, scuba diver, swimmer | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Div"er\, n.
1. One who, or that which, dives.
Divers and fishers for pearls. --Woodward.
2. Fig.: One who goes deeply into a subject, study, or
business. ``A diver into causes.'' --Sir H. Wotton.
3. (Zo["o]l.) Any bird of certain genera, as {Urinator}
(formerly {Colymbus}), or the allied genus {Colymbus}, or
{Podiceps}, remarkable for their agility in diving.
Note: The northern diver ({Urinator imber}) is the loon; the
black diver or velvet scoter ({Oidemia fusca}) is a sea
duck. See {Loon}, and {Scoter}.
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| | Related Terms: | | bather, bathing beauty, bathing girl, cannon, cutpurse, deep-sea diver, dip, free diver, frogman, jumper, mermaid, merman, natator, parachute jumper, pearl diver, plunger, scuba diver, skin diver, sky diver, snorkel diver, swimmer, wire |
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