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Definitions for: Diver [n] large somewhat primitive fish-eating diving bird of the northern hemisphere having webbed feet placed far back; related to the grebes
[n] someone who dives (into water)
[n] someone who works underwater
Webster (1913) Definition: Div"er, n.
1. One who, or that which, dives.
Divers and fishers for pearls. --Woodward.
2. Fig.: One who goes deeply into a subject, study, or
business. ``A diver into causes.'' --Sir H. Wotton.
3. (Zo["o]l.) Any bird of certain genera, as Urinator
(formerly Colymbus), or the allied genus Colymbus, or
Podiceps, remarkable for their agility in diving.
Note: The northern diver (Urinator imber) is the loon; the
black diver or velvet scoter (Oidemia fusca) is a sea
duck. See Loon, and Scoter.
Synonyms: frogman, loon, plunger, underwater diver
See Also: adventurer, deep-sea diver, explorer, Gavia, gaviiform seabird, genus Gavia, pearl diver, pearler, scuba diver, swimmer
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