diver : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: diver	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
diver n someone who works underwater [syn: diver, frogman, underwater diver] someone who dives (into water) Synonym(s): diver, plunger large somewhat primitive fish-eating diving bird of the northern hemisphere having webbed feet placed far back; related to the grebes Synonym(s): loon, diver
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Diver \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. [bd]A diver into causes.[b8] --Sir H. Wotton. 3. (Zo[94]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}.