Definition of Skin-diver

1. Noun. An underwater swimmer equipped with a face mask and foot fins and either a snorkel or an air cylinder.

Exact synonyms: Aquanaut
Generic synonyms: Bather, Natator, Swimmer
Derivative terms: Skin-dive

Lexicographical Neighbors of Skin-diver

skimp and save
skimp over
skimped
skimpier
skimpiest
skimpily
skimpiness
skimpinesses
skimping
skimps
skimpy
skims
skin
skin-deep
skin-dive
skin-diver (current term)
skin-diving
skin-magazine
skin-muscle reflexes
skin-puncture test
skin-pupillary reflex
skin-tight
skin aging
skin and bone
skin and bones
skin and connective tissue diseases
skin back
skin botflies

Literary usage of Skin-diver

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The U. S. Coal Industry, 1970-1990: Two Decades of Change (1994)
"The skin diver is subject to barotrauma of the ears and sinuses, just as any other diver is; however, air embolism and related complications are a problem ..."

2. Adventure Guide to Bermuda by Blair Howard (2004)
"Today's adventurers - the outdoor enthusiast, skin diver, angler, sailor, hiker, bird watcher or shopper - are looking for something different. ..."

3. Adventure Guide to Maui by Sharon Hamblin (2005)
"Scuba Diving Skin Diver magazine rated Lana i one of the top 10 snorkel and scuba diving sites in the world. Cathedrals, on the south side, has underwater ..."

4. Cruising The Eastern Caribbean by Laura Rapp (2004)
"Water World Outfitters has been described by Skin Diver Magazine as "the best stocked dive shop in the Caribbean."The shop is also the starting location for ..."

5. Adventure Guide to the Bahamas by Blair Howard (2002)
"Today's adventurer, while still very much an explorer, is an outdoor enthusiast, a skin diver, an angler, a sailor, a hiker, a bird watcher, ..."

6. The Cayman Islands by Paris Permenter, John Bigley (2001)
"Jack McKenney (Canada): one of the top underwater wildlife photographers and film producers, McKenney served as editor of Skin Diver. ..."

7. Mosca: A Factual Fiction by Richard Miller (1997)
"A thousand-pound sturgeon? A world-class bass? No. Swearing and cursing, that's what. An angry skin diver. ..."

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