diver

See also: díver

English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdaɪ̯vəɹ/
  • Rhymes: -aɪvə(r)

Etymology

dive + -er

Noun

diver (plural divers)

  1. Someone who dives, especially as a sport.
  2. Someone who works underwater; a frogman.
  3. (Britain, Ireland) The loon (bird).
  4. The New Zealand sand diver.
  5. The long-finned sand diver.
  6. (Britain, London, dated) A passenger carrying vehicle using an underground route; specially, a diver tram, one using the former Kingsway tramway subway (1906-1952).
  7. (slang, obsolete) A pickpocket.

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Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *děverь.

Noun

diver m (Cyrillic spelling дивер)

  1. (Chakavian, Ikavian) brother-in-law (one's husband's brother)
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