# haenyeo

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A female diver in South Korea who works harvesting molluscs, seaweed, etc.

## Etymology
Korean 해녀 (haenyeo, literally “sea woman”)

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/haenyeo