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divers

[dahy-verz]

adjective

  1. several; various; sundry.

    divers articles.



pronoun

  1. (used with a plural verb)an indefinite number more than one.

    He chose divers of them, who were asked to accompany him.

divers

/ ˈ岹ɪə /

determiner

  1. archaic

    1. various; sundry; some

    2. ( as pronoun; functioning as plural )

      divers of them

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of divers1

1200–50; Middle English < Anglo-French, Old French < Latin īܲ diverse
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of divers1

C13: from Old French, from Latin īܲ turned in different directions; see divert
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An air, land and sea search operation began involving the Irish Coast Guard, gardaí and Irish civil defence volunteers who used boats, drones, divers and a helicopter.

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Search teams, helicopters, drones and divers have also searched the local area.

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At the time of publication, divers were still searching the middle of the lake.

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The pocket watch, its chain and fob was found by divers at the bottom of the lake, in Wisconsin, in September 1992.

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On Sunday morning divers located and recovered his body with the help of a remotely operated vehicle.

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