diver

Plural: divers

Noun

• A person who plunges headfirst into water.
• someone who works underwater
• someone who dives (into water)
• large somewhat primitive fish-eating diving bird of the northern hemisphere having webbed feet placed far back; related to the grebes
• Someone who dives, especially as a sport.
• Someone who works underwater; a frogman.
• loon (Gavia)
• The New Zealand sand diver.
• The long-finned sand diver.
• A passenger carrying vehicle using an underground route; specially, a diver tram, one using the former Kingsway tramway subway (1906-1952).
• pickpocket
• A competitor in certain sports who is known to regularly imitate being fouled, with the purpose of getting his/her opponent penalised.

Examples

• The DIVER expertly plunged into the dictionary, seeking a high-scoring word.

Synonyms

frogman, loon, plunger, underwater diver, urinator

Related Words

diving, scuba