scuba diver

noun

: one who swims underwater with the aid of scuba gear
scuba dive intransitive verb

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Dive your way around the island Courtesy of the Curaçao Tourist Board With more than 70 dive sites, crystal blue water, vibrant coral, and unique biodiversity, Curaçao is a haven for scuba divers. Curaçao Tourist Board, AFAR Media, 26 Feb. 2025 But the group’s annual searches have become a floating school for Black scuba divers, including teens from Florida high schools. Julian Lucas, The New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2025 Explore Winter Park and Orlando 05 of 18 John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park Key Largo America’s first underwater state park opened in 1963 in Key Largo and is still a haven for snorkelers and scuba divers. Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 16 Jan. 2025 Scuba Diving The Florida Dive Company is the only company permitted to take scuba divers into the park’s waters, and only outside of manatee season. Terry Ward, Travel + Leisure, 3 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for scuba diver

Word History

First Known Use

1958, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of scuba diver was in 1958

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“Scuba diver.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scuba%20diver. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.

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scuba diver

noun
: one who swims underwater with scuba gear
scuba dive verb

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