Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A diver; one who plunges and sinks in water, as in search of pearls.
  • noun [capitalized] [NL. (Cuvier,1800;Lacépède,1801).] A genus of diving birds, giving name to the Urinatoridæ: variously applied.
  • noun Qnite recently the name was revived, and definitely restricted to the loons, whose usual generic name, Colymbus, was thereupon transferred to certain grebes. See Colymbus, and cuts under loon and tibia.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun rare One who dives under water in search of something, as for pearls; a diver.

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  • noun Someone who urinates; a pisser.
  • noun A diver, especially someone who searches for things underwater.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun a person who urinates

Etymologies

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Latin urina ("urine")

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Latin urinator, from urinare ("to dive into water")

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  • One who dives under water in search of something; a diver.

    Zoiks, these people need a new name!

    February 23, 2007

  • EEW.

    February 23, 2007

  • Weirdnet, the second definition: Whaaa....?

    May 8, 2008

  • Truncated. The definition I mean.

    May 8, 2008

  • *snort!*

    May 8, 2008

  • Let's hope it is!

    May 8, 2008