diver
Pronunciation: /ˈdʌɪvə/
noun
- 1a person who dives as a sport: an Olympic diver
- a person who wears a diving suit to work under water: a police diver
- 2a large diving waterbird of northern latitudes, with a sleek black or grey head, a straight pointed bill, and short legs set far back under the body. Called loon2 in North America.
- Family Gaviidae and genus Gavia: five species, including the great northern diver or common loon (G. immer) of both Canada and Eurasia