ditcher
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4.2
- noun
- /ˈdɪtʃər/
:
zanjador
- As a skilled ditcher, he knew how to quickly create drainage paths that prevented flooding.
Examples
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In the low ground, I left my John Deere with the front-end ditcher attached.
Fiction book (1996) -
During the construction project, the ditcher used heavy machinery to dig deep trenches.
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I'm a, I'm a hobby dig ditcher, ditch ditch digger.
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They were talking then about the Case tractor and the broken three-point on the ditcher.
Fiction book (1994) -
Joe's family, including his wife Priscilla and their six children, toiled at the Dogue Run Farm while Joe was assigned to the Mansion House as a ditcher.
Academic text (1997) -
The ditcher carefully prepared the ground for the new irrigation system.
Synonyms
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2.8
A person who digs holes or trenches as their job
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4.2
A person or machine that makes long narrow holes for pipes
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9.9
A person who digs long narrow holes in the ground for pipes or defence
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8.9
A person who digs the ground for work, like a miner or archaeologist
A person who digs ditches or trenches in muddy ground
A person who digs or turns soil with a spade
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word ditcher comes from ditch ('a long, narrow hole for water or to drain land') and the ending -er ('one who'), so a ditcher is someone or a machine that digs a ditch.