digger
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2.8
- noun
- /ˈdɪɡər/
:
excavador
- Some quahog diggers worked as crewmen on oyster dredge boats and as tongers during the oyster seasons.
- number of diggers
So you just you know, like you see in in the programs the homicide cop would stone cold looks like a grave digger face just told me matter of factly.
- So you just you know, like you see in in the programs the homicide cop would stone cold looks like a grave digger face just told me matter of factly.
- So he was a ditch digger originally.
Examples
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Shortly thereafter, one of the diggers struck his shovel against something hard that rang out dully like gunmetal.
Fiction book (1991) -
So he was a ditch digger originally.
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I think perhaps we should let the diggers open it, hmm?
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In a few moments when our expert diggers break through to the surface, -
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What about the ditch digger who does his work like Beethoven composed music?
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Pull up to reveal a group of diggers working on a large skeleton.
Fiction book (1993) -
That's not bad for the son of a ditch-digger from Wharton, Texas.
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Beyond the sacred lake, teams of diggers and students labored in trenches along a ridge.
Academic text (2006) -
Over a weekend in mid-February, a team of ARMH diggers uncovered the skeletons of seven men.
Academic text (2006) -
The digger worked tirelessly to remove the earth for the new foundation.
Synonyms
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3.6
A person who uses a digging tool to move snow or soil
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4.5
A person who digs earth or rock for building foundations
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8.9
A person who digs the ground for work, like a miner or archaeologist
A person who digs or turns soil with a spade
Compounds
A wasp that lives alone, digs a nest in soil and brings stung insects for its young to eat
- Offensive
A person who tries to get noticed by being with famous people or doing things to get attention
How Mechanized
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Digger comes from the verb dig 'to make a hole' and the ending -er 'one who does'. So a digger is a person whose job is to dig soil or make trenches.