scuba diver

noun

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

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In Northern California, scuba divers just crush them with hammers. — Joseph Ogilvy, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Oct. 2026 This is below the $11 million that the studio was projecting for director Brian Duffield’s survival thriller starring Austin Abrams as a scuba diver swallowed by a sperm whale. — Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 17 Oct. 2026 Arriving at the scene, first responders learned that the missing person, 38-year-old Casa Grande, Arizona, resident Trevor Valentine, was a swimmer, not a scuba diver, as initially reported. — Joan Lynch, Sacbee.com, 15 Oct. 2026 There’s plenty to unpack about the troubled relationship between young scuba diver Jay Gardiner (Austin Abrams) and his late father Mitt (Josh Brolin). — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 14 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for scuba diver

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First Known Use

1958, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of scuba diver was in 1958

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scuba diver

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