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Fossores

Fossores

9.9
People who dig graves in old or religious places
  • noun
  • Archaic
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  • The church employed several Fossores to prepare graves for the community.

Examples

  • In early Christian times, the Fossores were responsible for maintaining the catacombs.

  • In ancient Rome, the Fossores were respected for their important role.

  • Legends grew around the mysterious Fossores who worked at night in the old cemetery.

  • The Fossores worked tirelessly to prepare the graves for the ceremony.

  • The church employed several Fossores to prepare graves for the community.

  • In early Christian times, the Fossores were responsible for maintaining the catacombs.

  • The Fossores worked tirelessly to prepare the graves for the ceremony.

Synonyms

digger
vsFossores
16 2.8

A person who digs holes or trenches as their job

is an older term applied to similar workers in sacred or historical settings
gravedigger
vsFossores
11 4.2

A person who digs holes in a cemetery to bury dead people

is an older term used for such workers in ancient or religious contexts
ditch digger
vsFossores
1 4.2

A person or machine that makes long narrow holes for pipes

is an older term for people doing these tasks in ritual or historical contexts
trencher
vsFossores
1 9.9

A person who digs long narrow holes in the ground for pipes or defence

is an older term for comparable workers in ancient or religious roles
mud digger
vsFossores
8.8

A person who digs ditches or trenches in muddy ground

is an older term for such workers in ancient or religious settings

Surface Forms

Fossores singular
Fossores plural

Etymology

Fossores comes from the Latin word fossor, which means 'digger' (and is related to the word fossil, things 'dug up'). So Fossores were literally 'diggers', which fits its use for grave-diggers and people who dig trenches.