divers
divers Lexical Profile
divers Game Scores & Validity
• noun
Plural form of diver: people who swim underwater using breathing equipment or who plunge into water as a sport.
"A team of marine divers explored the sunken shipwreck off the coast."
British Plural form of diver: large, sleek aquatic birds of the family Gaviidae (known as loons in North America) that dive underwater to catch fish across northern hemisphere lakes and coastal waters.
"Several red-throated divers were spotted foraging in the sheltered Scottish loch."
• adjective
Of varying types; several or sundry (now chiefly archaic, literary, or legal).
"The ancient statute prohibited merchants from transporting goods across divers counties without a royal license."
• pronoun
An indefinite number more than one; several people or things (archaic).
"Divers of the town councilors expressed reservations about the proposed tax."
Word Nuance & Usage
As an archaic or legal adjective meaning 'several' or 'various', 'divers' (pronounced like 'diverse') is an uninflected word derived from Old French, distinct from the plural noun 'divers' (people who dive).
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Word Origin & Etymology
As an adjective and pronoun, borrowed from Old French 'divers', from Latin 'diversus' (turned different ways), the past participle of 'divertere' (to turn aside). As a plural noun, derived from the Old English verb 'dyfan' (to dip or immerse).