スキンダイバー

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Meanings

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noun

skin diver

A person who dives without a wetsuit or scuba gear, typically in warm water. The term is a direct loan from English and is used in Japanese diving contexts.

彼かれはスキンダイバーとして、素す潜もぐりで魚さかなを捕とる。
As a skin diver, he catches fish by free-diving.

スキンダイバー

Variant spelling with an interpunct, reflecting the English word boundary.

スキン・ダイバー

Similar words

スキューバダイバー
スキューバダイバー uses scuba equipment, while スキンダイバー dives without breathing apparatus.
素す潜もぐり
素潜り is the native Japanese term for free-diving or skin diving, often used interchangeably but more common in traditional contexts.

Etymology

Loanword from English 'skin diver'.