English Explanatory Dictionary

diver

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Someone who dives, especially as a sport.
  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.

Pronunciation

/ˈdaɪ̯və(ɹ)/ En-au-diver.ogg LL-Q1860 (eng)-I learned some phrases-diver.wav

Word forms

diver divers

Etymology

From dive + -er.

Synonyms

urinator

Related words

diving scuba

Derived words

autem diver black-diver black-throated diver Cartesian diver cave diver deep diver diverless dumpster diver dumpster-diver dun diver earth-diver free-diver graveldiver great northern diver hell-diver muff diver muff-diver Pacific diver paradiver pearl diver red-throated diver ruddy diver sand diver sat diver saturation diver scuba diver skin-diver smoke diver spider diver sportdiver stage diver synchronized diver web diver white-billed diver

Translations

Spanish: clavadista Spanish: zambullidor Spanish: zabullidor Spanish: piscinero Spanish: piscinera
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