various; sundry; some
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di•vers /ˈdaɪvɚz/USA pronunciation
adj. [before a noun]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- several;
various:divers groups are competing.
di•vers
(dī′vərz),USA pronunciation adj.
pron.
- several;
various;
sundry:divers articles.
pron.
- (used with a pl. v.) an indefinite number more than one:He chose divers of them, who were asked to accompany him.
- Latin dīversus diverse
- Anglo-French, Old French
- Middle English 1200–50
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'divers' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
air lock
- aqualung
- below
- decompression
- different
- dive tables
- divemaster
- diverse
- diversiform
- diversify
- diversion
- diving boat
- diving suit
- grebe
- helmet
- hyperbaric chamber
- manifold
- many
- mask
- miscellaneous
- nitrogen narcosis
- saturation diving
- scuba
- springboard
- submersible
- trichonotid
- wet suit