Difference between Loon and Diver

What is the difference between Loon and Diver?

Loon as a noun is idler, lout while Diver as a noun is someone who dives, especially as a sport

Loon

Part of speech: noun

Definition: idler, lout (mainly Scottish; ) boy, lad (mainly Scottish; ) harlot; mistress simpleton; (also ) crazy or deranged person. (Irish) English Soldier of an expeditionary army in Ireland. Any of various birds, of the order Gaviiformes, of North America and Europe that dive for fish and have a short tail, webbed feet and a yodeling cry.

Diver

Part of speech: noun

Definition: someone who dives, especially as a sportsomeone who works underwater; a frogmanthe loon (bird)The New Zealand sand diverThe Long-finned sand diver

Example sentence: I hate divers, like Cristiano Ronaldo, who might be the greatest athlete in the sport, but he's a big baby. If things are going well he's great, but when things are going badly it's the ref's fault, it's his teammates' fault.

We hope you now know whether to use Loon or Diver in your sentence.

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