earth-diver

noun

A common character in various traditional creation myths who is sent by a supreme being into the primal waters to find substance (often sand or mud) with which to build habitable land.

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Meanings

nounearth-diver (plural earth-divers)

plural earth-divers · alternative earth diver

  1. human sciencesA common character in various traditional creation myths who is sent by a supreme being into the primal waters to find substance (often sand or mud) with which to build habitable land.

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with earth-diver

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APA

earth-diver. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/earth-diver

MLA

“earth-diver.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/earth-diver. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “earth-diver,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/earth-diver.

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