diver
noun [C] /ˈdaɪ.vər/
/-vɚ/ Definition
B1 a person who dives as a sport, or who works or searches for things underwater using special breathing equipment: He was a diver on a North Sea oil rig.Swimming
(Definition of diver noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- aqua-aerobics noun
- Aqua-Lung noun
- armband noun
- bathing trunks noun
- bellyflop noun
- butterfly noun (SWIMMING)
- butterfly stroke noun
- diving board noun
- gala noun (SPORTS EVENT)
- paddle verb (SWIM)
- scuba diving noun
- sidestroke noun
- skin diving noun
- stroke noun (SWIMMING)
- sub-aqua adjective
- swallow dive noun
- swim noun
- swim verb (MOVE IN WATER)
- tread verb
- waterwings noun
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