pearl diver

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   a diver who searches for molluscs containing pearls

   Synonymspearler

   Broaderdiver

Questions about pearl diver

What does pearl diver mean?

pearl diver means "a diver who searches for molluscs containing pearls".

What is another word for pearl diver?

Close synonyms include pearler. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is pearl diver a common word?

pearl diver is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.