From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishdiverdiv‧er /ˈdaɪvə $ -ər/ ●●○ noun [countable] 1 BODSSsomeone who swims or works under water using special equipment to help them breathe2 DSSsomeone who jumps into water with their head and arms first
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diver• I went down like a diver submerging, the floor flowed over my head.• They were almost naked; the heavy garments divers always wear to keep warm had been discarded.• I teamed up with peter Cornish who was one of the key divers who master-minded the recovery of Halifax W1048.• So after supper with the Miyako divers I went with Nina to check that he was all right.• Duck or diver, it had dived, and, though I waited for long minutes, it did not appear again.• If a scuba diver is bitten by a shark in deep water, what color does the blood look?• a deep sea diver• A major difficulty the divers faced was caused by a lack of valves.• Two divers swim through a natural arch at one of the reef's coral heads. 