Phrase Hound found 30 phrases and 31 compound words that contain diver. The most common are listed below. Open diver in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 30
- great northern diverA large member of the diver family, Gavia immer, commonly breeding in North America, where it is known as the as common loon.
- red-throated diverAny of species Gavia stellata, the smallest member of the loon or diver family, breeding in northern Eurasia and Arctic Canada, with grey head, red throat, white underparts and dark mantle.
- black-throated diverGavia arctica, a medium-sized member of the loon or diver family that breeds in Eurasia, with grey head, black throat, white underparts and chequered black-and-white mantle.
- free-diverA practitioner of free-diving.
- scuba divera person who swims underwater using scuba-diving equipment
- smoke diverA firefighter with breathing apparatus who enters smoke-filled rooms and buildings (to search, rescue, and extinguish).
- pearl diverA person who dives for pearls.
- Pacific diverGavia pacifica, a medium-sized member of the diver family that breeds on deep lakes in the tundra region of Alaska and northern Canada, having a grey head, black throat, white underparts and chequered black-and-white mantle.
- dumpster-diverAlternative spelling of dumpster diver.
- saturation diverSomeone who engages in saturation diving.
- black-divercormorant
- cave diverSomeone who takes part in cave diving
- deep diverA person who engages in deep diving.
- earth-diverA common character in various traditional creation myths who is sent by a supreme being into the primal waters to find substance (often sand or mud) with which to build habitable land.
- hell-diverA dabchick, or little grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis).
- sand diverA fish, the sand darter.
- skin-diverSomeone who skin-dives.
- sport diverOne who takes part in diving as a sport.
- stage diverOne who stage dives.
- Cartesian diverA small, partially airfilled object, such as an eyedropper or glass tube, that is placed in a sealed container of water, which demonstrates the principle of buoyancy (Archimedes' principle) and the ideal gas law.
- white-billed diverGavia adamsii, the largest member of the loon or diver family, having a black head, white underparts and checkered black-and-white mantle.
- sat diverA saturation diver.
- synchronized diverSomeone who practices synchronized diving.
- cage diverA participant in cage diving.
- spider diverA bird, the little grebe or dabchick.
Compound words 31
- skydiverSomeone who skydives.
- diverlessWithout a diver; not requiring a diver.
- graveldiverScytalina cerdale, a small, compact perciform fish with a snake-like head.
- paradiverA military operative who is dropped from an aircraft into water, combining the roles of paratrooper and frogman.
- diversionA tactic used to draw attention away from the real threat or action.
- divergentGrowing further apart; diverging.
- divertedthat has been subject to diversion
- diversionsplural of diversion: A tactic used to draw attention away from the real threat or action.
- divertingAmusing, distracting.
- diverterA person or thing that diverts.