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divers

/ˈdaɪvə(ɹ)z/

divers is the plural of diver.

divers is the archaic form of diverse.

Meaning of diver

Noun

diver (plural divers)

  1. Someone who dives, especially as a sport.
    • A passerby noticed the man's body protruding from the water at about 9 p.m. and Boston and Metropolitan police divers were called to the scene.1979 August 25, “Body Found Near the Fenway”, in Gay Community News, volume 7, number 6, page 2
    Synonyms:
    urinator
  2. Someone who works underwater; a frogman.
  3. (Ireland, UK) loon (Gavia spp.)
  4. A New Zealand sand diver (Tewara cranwellae)
  5. A long-finned sand diver (Limnichthys polyactis)
  6. (London, dated) A passenger carrying vehicle using an underground route; specially, a diver tram, one using the former Kingsway tramway subway (1906-1952).

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Meaning of diverse

Adjective

diverse (comparative more diverse, superlative most diverse)

  1. Consisting of different elements; various.
  2. Capable of or having various forms in different situations or at different times; multiform.
    • [T]he diverse mone abowt, / Now bryght, now browne, now bent, now full, and now her lyght is owt.1537–1542 (date written), Thomas Wyatt, “[Poems Written after 1536] Iopas’ Song”, in A[gnes] K[ate] Foxwell, editor, The Poems of Sir Thomas Wiat […], volume I, London: Hodder and Stoughton [for the]...
  3. Chiefly preceded by a descriptive word: of a community, organization, etc.: composed of people with a variety of different demographic characteristics such as ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, or socioeconomic status; especially, having a sizeable representation of people who are minorities in the community, organization, etc.
    • The stage reflected the increasingly diverse Democratic party in which women and people of color are ascendant. Three women – two more than have ever shared a stage during a presidential primary debate and one of whom is Hindu – a Latino former congressman and a black senator participated.2019 June 27, Lauren Gambino, “Democratic 2020 candidates clash on healthcare, immigration and economy in first debate”, in Katharine Viner, editor, The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media...
  4. (broadly, nonstandard) Of a person: belonging to a minority group.
    • The Board's [i.e., Board of Governors'] goal is to commit to doubling the number of women and diverse members of the Academy by 2020.2016 January 22, “Academy Takes Historic Action to Increase Diversity”, in Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, archived from the original on 23 Jan 2016
  5. Not the same; different, dissimilar, distinct.
    • And they gaue them drinke in veſſels of gold, (the veſſels being diuers one from another) and royall wine in abundance, according to the ſtate of the king.1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Esther 1:7, signature Yy2, recto
  6. (obsolete) Differing from what is good or right, or beneficial; bad, evil; harmful.
    • This kyng Edward the .ii. father to the noble kyng Edward the .iii. had .ii. bretherñ⸝ the one called Marſhall⸝ who was ryght wyld ⁊ diuers of condicions⸝ the other called ſir Aymon erle of Cane right wyse⸝ amiable⸝ gẽtle [gentle] and wellbeloued with al people.1523 February 7 (Gregorian calendar), Johan Froyssart [i.e., Jean Froissart], “Here Myn Auctour Maketh Mencion of the Parentꝭ [Parentis] of this Good Kyng Edward the .iii.”, in Here Begynneth the...

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Pronoun

IPA/ˈdaɪvɜː(ɹ)z/

divers

  1. (archaic, literary) An indefinite number (at least two).
    • Tubal: There came divers of Antonio’s creditors in my company to Venice that swear he cannot choose but break.c. 1596–1598 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Merchant of Venice”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward]...

Forms of divers

comparativemore divers
superlativemost divers
alternative form (obsolete)diuers

Origin of divers

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

See diverse.

Words formed from divers

Phrases with divers

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Words that rhyme with divers

Questions about divers

What does divers mean?
Divers means an indefinite number (at least two).
What is divers the plural of?
Divers is the plural of diver.
What part of speech is divers?
Divers is a pronoun.
How do you pronounce divers?
Divers is pronounced /ˈdaɪvə(ɹ)z/.

Words near divers in the dictionary

  1. divergolide
  2. divergolides
  3. divergon
  4. divergons
  5. diverless
  6. divers
  7. diversant
  8. diversants
  9. diversative
  10. diverse
  11. diversed

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