noun
diver
A person who jumps into water or swims beneath its surface, often with breathing equipment.
The diver checks her air tank before entering the water.
Etymology
The agent ending identifies the person performing a dive. It covers both someone jumping into water and someone remaining below its surface to swim or work.
More examples
- The diver leaps from the springboard and enters the pool cleanly.
- Two divers swim slowly above the coral reef.
- Rescue divers search the river for the missing driver.
Forms
diver · divers
dive verb — To jump into water or swim underwater.
Similar words
- swimmer
- Anyone swimming, not necessarily underwater or entering with a jump.
- scuba diver
- Specifically someone swimming underwater with a self-contained breathing apparatus.