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digger
[ dig-er ]
noun
- a person or an animal that digs.
- a tool, part of a machine, etc., for digging.
- (initial capital letter) Disparaging. Also called Digger Indian. a member of any of several Indian peoples of western North America, especially of a tribe that dug roots for food.
- an Australian or New Zealand soldier of World War I.
- (initial capital letter) English History. a member of a group that advocated the abolition of private property and began in 1649 to cultivate certain common lands.
- Slang. a person hired by a scalper to buy tickets to a show or performance for resale by the scalper at inflated prices.
Digger
1/ ˈdɪɡə /
noun
- archaic.sometimes not capital
- an Australian or New Zealander, esp a soldier: often used as a term of address
- ( as modifier )
a Digger accent
- one of a number of tribes of America whose diet was largely composed of roots dug out of the ground
digger
2/ ˈdɪɡə /
noun
- a person, animal, or machine that digs
- a miner, esp one who digs for gold
- a tool or part of a machine used for excavation, esp a mechanical digger fitted with a head for digging trenches
Word History and Origins
Example Sentences
A digger and about 40 local men are doing the slow work to excavate and look for bodies under the rubble.
As I visit, diggers are shifting piles of rubble along the edge of the extended runway, and the finishing touches are being applied to the new terminal.
The animal had arrived on a 22-tonne lorry full of rubbish, scooped up in a digger and was then put through a sorting process including a glass-smashing machine.
Woodroof said he expected diggers to be brought into the stadium on Wednesday to begin excavating the damaged pitch.
A video he shared with the BBC shows a digger striking a building while horses can be seen inside.
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