divers

[dahy-verz] /ˈdaɪ vərz/
adjective
1.
several; various; sundry:
divers articles.
pronoun
2.
(used with a plural verb) an indefinite number more than one:
He chose divers of them, who were asked to accompany him.
Origin
1200-50; Middle English < Anglo-French, Old French < Latin dīversus diverse
Can be confused
divers, diverse.

diver

[dahy-ver] /ˈdaɪ vər/
noun
1.
a person or thing that dives.
2.
a person who makes a business of diving, as for pearl oysters or to examine sunken vessels.
3.
British. a loon.
4.
any of several other birds noted for their skill in diving.
Origin
1500-10; dive + -er1
Examples from the web for divers
  • divers have been used to salvage valuable equipment from submerged plants.
  • Remotely operated vehicles are used to install and maintain equipment where water is too deep for divers.
  • Jumpers are supposed to be experienced sky-divers before leaping from land.
  • divers and snorkelers will enjoy views of the rich sea life here, as well.
  • divers and swimmers may thrill to the idea of shark safeguards.
  • The knife is designed for scuba divers, not murderous lunatics, says the patent.
  • On the bottom, divers will release the cables after the segment is in place and connect it by hand to the ones already sunk.
  • Though they are both highly trained deep-sea divers, they play many roles on a salvage job.
  • Most of the divers are freelancers, hired temporarily by companies that likewise move from one job to another.
  • The governor sent him to prison where he remained a long time suffering divers torments.
British Dictionary definitions for divers

divers

/ˈdaɪvəz/
determiner
1.
(archaic or literary)
  1. various; sundry; some
  2. (as pronoun; functioning as plural): divers of them
Word Origin
C13: from Old French, from Latin dīversus turned in different directions; see divert

diver

/ˈdaɪvə/
noun
1.
a person or thing that dives
2.
a person who works or explores underwater
3.
Also called loom. any aquatic bird of the genus Gavia, family Gaviidae, and order Gaviiformes of northern oceans, having a straight pointed bill, small wings, and a long body: noted for swiftness and skill in swimming and diving US and Canadian name loon
4.
any of various other diving birds
5.
(soccer, slang) a player who pretends to have been tripped or impeded by an opposing player in order to win a free kick or penalty
Word Origin and History for divers
adj.

mid-13c., "not alike" (sense now in diverse); late 13c., "separate, distinct; various," from Old French divers (11c.) "different, various, singular, odd, exceptional, wretched, treacherous, perverse," from Latin diversus "turned different ways," in Late Latin "various," past participle of divertere (see divert).

Sense of "several, numerous" is recorded from c.1300, referring "originally and in form to the variety of objects; but, as variety implies number, becoming an indefinite numeral word expressing multiplicity" [OED], a sense that emerged by c.1400.

diver

n.

c.1500, agent noun from dive (v.).

Slang definitions & phrases for divers

diver

Related Terms

muff-diver