About The Word Diver
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What's The Definition Of Diver?
[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 Synonyms | Synonyms for Diver: frogman | loon | plunger | underwater diver Related Terms | Find terms related to Diver: 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 See Also | adventurer | deep-sea diver | explorer | Gavia | gaviiform seabird | genus Gavia | pearl diver | pearler | scuba diver | swimmer Diver In Webster's Dictionary \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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