diver
diver — noun
1. a person who goes underwater for enjoyment or as a job, for example searching fo
a person who goes underwater for enjoyment or as a job, for example searching for objects or repairing structures, usually using breathing equipment
Élise trained for months to become a diver and explore the coral reefs off Thailand.
collocation: become a diver
The salvage company hired a team of divers to recover lost cargo from the ship.
collocation: team of divers
Caio wears a wetsuit and carries air tanks while working as a diver on rigs.
A rescue diver swam through dark water to reach a trapped child near the dam.
Padma became a diver at age twelve and won her first competition two years later.
- scuba diver
specifically refers to a diver who uses a self-contained underwater breathing apparatus (scuba), usually for recreation or scientific work
- frogman
informal term for a diver who performs military or police underwater operations; less common in everyday speech
- underwater swimmer
describes the action rather than a profession; used in training or military contexts but rare in ordinary conversation
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Frequently used with a preceding noun to specify the type of diver (e.g., scuba diver, rescue diver, commercial diver, competitive diver). When the context is competitive diving from a board or platform, the word diver alone is sufficient, but adding competitive or platform can prevent confusion with the underwater-work sense.