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Vinony

diver

noun

  1. person who performs underwater diving
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Pronunciation: /ˈdaɪ̯və(ɹ)/

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree English dive Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzijos Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English diver From dive + -er.

  1. Someone who dives, especially as a sport.

    “A passerby noticed the man's body protruding from the water at about 9 p.m. and Boston and Metropolitan police divers were called to the scene.”

  2. Someone who works underwater; a frogman.
  3. loon (Gavia)
  4. The New Zealand sand diver.
  5. The long-finned sand diver.
  6. A passenger carrying vehicle using an underground route; specially, a diver tram, one using the former Kingsway tramway subway (1906-1952).
  7. A pickpocket.
  8. A competitor in certain sports who is known to regularly imitate being fouled, with the purpose of getting his/her opponent penalised.