diver

noun

div·​er ˈdī-vər 

1

: one that dives

2

a

: a person who stays underwater for long periods by having air supplied from the surface or by carrying a supply of compressed air

b

: any of various birds that obtain food by diving in water

especially : loon

Examples of diver in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Images taken a day earlier showed divers alongside Timmy as the humpback whale swam into the barge. —Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2026

The Orion capsule will be returned to NASA's Kennedy Space Center for additional study following the mission — but before it was plucked from the ocean, the divers managed to capture images of the capsule and its heat shield underwater. —Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 28 Apr. 2026

Santa Rosa Police Department The recovery of the pickup truck was delayed because of the conditions at the time of the crash and the weather in the days that followed, which limited divers' visibility and prevented them from locating the vehicle, according to police. —Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 27 Apr. 2026

But the Navy also has divers and small teams of explosive ordnance disposal technicians in the region that are capable of clearing mines. —Ben Finley, Chicago Tribune, 25 Apr. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1511, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing diver

• Dumpster diver
• free diver
• scuba diver
• skin diver

Rhymes for diver

• driver
• fiver
• hiver
• kiver
• niver
• stiver
• revivor
• screwdriver
• survivor