Helldiver

/ˈhɛldaɪvər/ noun

Definition

A type of diving bird, particularly the grebe, known for diving deep into water; also a daring aviator or stunt flier.

Etymology

Compound of 'hell' and 'diver.' The bird name emerged in American English (1800s) because these grebes dive so suddenly and completely they seem to vanish. Aviation usage followed for reckless pilots.

Kelly Says

Grebes are so committed to diving that they position their legs at the extreme rear of their bodies—they literally sacrificed running ability for diving expertise, which is why people were amazed enough to give them this intense name!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
አንደም Plunger
an-dem plun-ger
ARالعربية
غواص الجحيم
ghuwāṣ al-jaḥīm
BNবাংলা
নরকের ডাইভার
nar-ker der di-var
CACatalà
merdador de l'infern
mer-da-dor del in-fern
CSČeština
potápěč pekla
po-ta-pe-č pe-kla
DADansk
helvedsdypet
hel-veds-dy-pet
DEDeutsch
Hölletaucher
hoh-lə-tau-χər
ELΕλληνικά
ντράχτης του κόσμου
n-tra-ch-tis tou kos-mou
ESEspañol
buceador del infierno
bew-seh-ah-dor del in-fer-no
FAفارسی
گام زننده جهنم
ga-m zen-deh-je je-han-m
FISuomi
helvetin sukeltaja
hel-ve-tin su-ke-lat-ta-ja
FRFrançais
plongeur infernal
plon-zhoor in-fer-nal
GUGU
નરકમાં તાળ
nar-kam ta-al
HAHA
maganin wuta
ma-ga-nin wu-ta
HEעברית
צוללן גיהינום
tso-le-lan ge-hi-no-mum
HIहिन्दी
नरक डाइवर
narak dai-var
HUMagyar
pokolúsús
po-ko-lo-soos
IDBahasa Indonesia
penyelam neraka
pen-ye-lam ne-ra-ka
IGIG
Onye na-agba mmiri n'ala
o-nye na-a-gba mmiri n'a-la
ITItaliano
sommozzatore dell'inferno
soh-mo-tza-tore dell'in-fer-no
JA日本語
地獄ダイバー
jigoku daiba
KKKK
астықтық суыр
as-tyq-tyq su-yr
KMKM
អ្នកប្រោះនៅព្រៃ
a-nk pra-oh na-u prey
KO한국어
지옥 다이버
ji-ok da-i-beo
MRMR
नरकातील उडणारा
nar-ka-a-til u-dan-a-ra
MSBahasa Melayu
penyelam neraka
pen-ye-lam ne-ra-ka
MYမြန်မာ
မြေအောက် ကျော်
mye a-ouk kyao
NLNederlands
heldiver
hel-di-ver
NONorsk
helvetets dykker
hel-ve-tets dyk-ker
PAPA
ਨਰਕ ਡਾਈਵਰ
nar-k dai-var
PLPolski
nurkacz piekła
nork-a-ch pie-kła
PTPortuguês
mergulhador do inferno
mer-goo-lha-dor do in-fer-no
RORomână
înotătorul iadului
i-no-to-ra-rul i-a-du-lui
RUРусский
дайвер ада
dayver ada
SVSvenska
helvetets dykare
hel-ve-tets dy-ka-re
SWKiswahili
mwanasalama wa kuzimu
mwa-na-sa-la-ma wa ku-zi-mu
TAதமிழ்
பாதாளம் நீராளர்
pa-dha-la-m ni-ra-a-lar
TEతెలుగు
నాగానందం నానరు
na-ga-nan-dam na-na-ru
THไทย
ดำน้ำนรก
dam nam nak
TLTL
sumpon ng kalbaryo
su-m-pon ng ka-l-ba-ry-o
TRTürkçe
cehennem dalgıç
ceh-hen-nem dal-gıç
UKУкраїнська
дайвер пекла
dayver pek-la
URاردو
جہنم ڈائیور
ja-h-nam dai-vor
VITiếng Việt
thợ lặn địa ngục
thợ lan địa ngục
YOYO
ọ̀rọ̀ àwọn ẹ̀rọ
o-ro awon er-o
ZH中文
地狱潜水员
dìyù qiánshuǐyuán
ZUZU
umshayeli wezulu
um-sha-ye-li we-zu-lu

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