diver
noun
Simple meaning
Someone who works underwater.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
dyverSay the bold part a little louder.
IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈdaɪvɚ
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
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Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
Someone who dives (into water)
Someone who dives, especially as a sport.
Someone who works underwater; a frogman.
The New Zealand sand diver.
sports
A competitor in certain sports who is known to regularly imitate being fouled, with the purpose of getting his/her opponent penalised.
The long-finned sand diver.
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- B2 · Upper Intermediate (estimated)
- Frequency
- Moderately Common
- Typical Use
- Neutral / general English
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
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This meaning: Someone who dives (into water)
Used this way, diver is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
Nearby words
- frogman , rarer, so it draws attention
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Word Family
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Compound terms
Established multiword terms.
An underwater diver who uses scuba gear.
An underwater swimmer equipped with a face mask and foot fins and either a snorkel or an air cylinder.
Someone who works underwater.
A diver in the deeper parts of the sea.
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