I. ˈdīvə(r)z sometimes -və(r)s or -ˌvərz or -ˌvə̄z or -ˌvəiz adjective
Etymology: Middle English divers, diverse — more at diverse
1. obsolete : different in kind or species : diverse
2. : more than one but indefinite in number : several , various , sundry
divers styles of musical expression — Virgil Thomson
II. pronoun, plural in construction
Etymology: Middle English divers, diverse, from divers, diverse, adjective
: an indefinite number more than one (as of persons or objects)
divers of the enemy were captured
III.
plural of diver