duiker

Meaning

1. (masculine) an underwater diver
2. (masculine) a gymnastic diver
3. (masculine) a fairly narrow water passage under roads and dikes; a culvert
4. (masculine) a loon (N-Am) or diver (UK), waterbird of the order Gaviiformes
5. (masculine) a duiker, antelope of the subfamily Cephalophinae

Hyphenated as

dui‧ker

Gender

♂️ Masculine

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈdœy̯.kər/

Etymology

From Middle Dutch dukere. Equivalent to duiken (“to dive”) + -er.

Sentences

De duiker van het reddingsteam kon niets vinden in het meer .

The rescue team diver couldn't find anything in the lake.