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apneist

apneist noun: a free-diver.

Noun

apneist (plural apneists)

  1. (non-native speakers' English) A free-diver.
    • These "no-limits" free dives are basically variable-weight dives, where the apneist descends pulled by a sliding weight, and ascends by inflating some air balloon.1994 May 5, Olivier Devuns, “DEEP free-diver dies”, in rec.scuba (Usenet), retrieved 21 Sep 2022
    • 3 Suplementos alimenticios para un apneista::
      1.- Antioxidantes
      2.- Vitaminas A,C,E
      3.- Probióticos
      3 Food supplements for an apneist:
      1.- Antioxidants
      2.- Vitamins A, C, E
      3.- Probiotics2020 January 23, fridalemus, Twitter, archived from the original on 21 Sep 2022

Forms of apneist

pluralapneists

Origin of apneist

Borrowed from French apnéiste, Italian apneista, or Spanish apneísta. Equivalent to apnea + -ist.

Questions about apneist

What does apneist mean?
Apneist means a free-diver.
What part of speech is apneist?
Apneist is a noun.
What is the plural of apneist?
The plural of apneist is apneists.

Words near apneist in the dictionary

  1. APN
  2. apnea
  3. apneal
  4. apneas
  5. apneic
  6. apneist
  7. apneists
  8. apneumatic
  9. apneumatosis
  10. apneumone
  11. apneumones

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