diver

B1 · Intermediate Countable noun Sports

n. an athlete who jumps into water from a high board or platform.

n. a sportsperson who performs acrobatic leaps into water from a springboard or high platform.

“The Olympic diver performed a perfect somersault before hitting the water.”

“The judges awarded the diver high marks for the technical difficulty of her final inward three-and-a-half tuck.”

C1 · Advanced Countable noun Sports Informal

n. a player who falls down on purpose to trick the referee into giving a penalty.

n. a competitor, particularly in association football, who feigns a fall or injury to deceive the official into awarding a foul.

“The referee gave the striker a yellow card because he was a known diver.”

“Pundits criticised the winger as a diver, arguing that his theatrical fall in the penalty area was a blatant attempt to manipulate the referee.”