divers

Language: en

🇺🇸 /ˈdaɪvɜrz/

📖 Definitions

  1. adjective
    Various; several; of different kinds. (Archaic or literary usage.)
  2. noun
    Plural of diver; persons who dive, especially underwater.

🔗 Details

Word forms

countable Plural: divers

Collocations

scuba diverfree diverdeep-sea diverpearl divercliff diver

Derivatives

divedivingdiveable

Synonyms

plungersubmarinerfrogman

Commonly confused

diverse
EN: 'Diverse' is an adjective meaning varied or different; 'divers' is the plural of 'diver' (or an archaic adjective meaning 'various').
diverge
EN: 'Diverge' is a verb meaning to separate or move apart; 'diver' is a noun referring to a person who dives.

Spelling tips

EN: Do not confuse 'divers' (plural of 'diver') with 'diverse' (meaning varied). The archaic adjective 'divers' (meaning 'several') is easily mistaken for a misspelling of 'diverse'.

💬 Examples

  1. He traveled to divers lands in search of knowledge.

  2. The divers explored the sunken shipwreck for hours.