divers

Meaning

Noun

plural of diver

Adj

Archaic form of diverse, in the sense of various or assorted.

Pron

An indefinite number (at least two).

diver

1. Someone who dives, especially as a sport.
2. Someone who works underwater; a frogman.
3. (Ireland, UK) loon (Gavia)
4. The New Zealand sand diver.
5. The long-finned sand diver.
6. (London, dated) A passenger carrying vehicle using an underground route; specially, a diver tram, one using the former Kingsway tramway subway (1906-1952).
7. (obsolete, slang) pickpocket
8. A competitor in certain sports who is known to regularly imitate being fouled, with the purpose of getting his/her opponent penalised.

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Synonyms

various

diverse

varied

several

variant

loons

diversified

fickle

fluctuating

many

alternating

remittent

shifty

variable

varying

volatile

ever-changing

miscellaneous

certain

changeable

changeful

checkered

choppy

Translations

diverso

Taucher

divers

Seetaucher

διάφοροι

διάφορος

divers

plongeon

plusieurs

gavidé

palombari

strolaghe

menigvuldig

onderscheiden

verscheiden

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈdaɪvə(ɹ)z/

Etymology

See diver.