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Pearl diver   /pərl dˈaɪvər/   Listen
Pearl diver

noun
1.
A diver who searches for molluscs containing pearls.  Synonym: pearler.





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"Pearl diver" Quotes from Famous Books



... as in swimming, he who flounders and splashes on the surface makes more noise and attracts more attention than the pearl diver who quietly dives in quest of treasures to the bottom. The vast acquirements of the new governor were the theme of marvel among the simple burghers of New Amsterdam; he figured about the place as learned a man as a Bonze at ...
— Knickerbocker's History of New York, Complete • Washington Irving


Words linked to "Pearl diver" :   underwater diver, pearler, frogman, diver


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