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spader

spader

7.6
A person who digs or turns soil with a spade
  • noun
  • /ˈspeɪdər/
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  • After the heavy rain, the spader made sure the soil was ready for new seeds.

Examples

  • The spader worked all morning to prepare the field for planting.

  • Each spader was given a section of the garden to turn over.

  • The spader worked tirelessly in the garden.

  • Many spaders were hired for the landscaping project.

  • The spader worked all morning to prepare the field for planting.

  • Each spader was given a section of the garden to turn over.

  • After the heavy rain, the spader made sure the soil was ready for new seeds.

Synonyms

digger
vsspader
16 2.8

A person who digs holes or trenches as their job

focuses on manual turning and preparing ground for planting tasks
tiller
vsspader
4 5.6

A person who breaks and turns soil to prepare land for planting

focuses on manual turning and preparing ground for planting tasks
shoveler
vsspader
1 3.6

A person who uses a digging tool to move snow or soil

focuses more on turning and readying soil for planting rather than scooping
cultivator
vsspader
1 4.0

A person who prepares and looks after land to grow crops or plants

is narrower, about physically turning and preparing ground by hand
delver
vsspader
1 8.9

A person who digs the ground for work, like a miner or archaeologist

focuses on manual turning and preparing ground for planting tasks
holer
vsspader
9.4

A person who digs holes in the ground or wood

is broader, involving general soil turning and preparation rather than just holes
hoer
vsspader
7.9

A person who uses a hoe to dig and remove weeds

uses a different hand tool but shares the aim of preparing soil

Surface Forms

spader singular
spaders plural

Morphology

spader = spade (transparent) = spade + er

Productive agentive suffix '-er' added to the verb 'spade' creates a person who performs the action; learners can infer this.

Etymology

Spader comes from the tool spade plus the ending -er, which means 'one who does'. So a spader is someone who digs or turns soil, like a worker who uses a spade.