digger

Pronunciation: /ˈdɪɡɚ/

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a laborer who digs
  2. noun a machine for excavating

Etymology

From Middle English dyggar, equivalent to dig + -er. In the sense of "Australian soldier", attributed to the considerable time that soldiers spent digging trenches during World War I.

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Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
laborer
Narrower (hyponyms)
trencher, ditch digger

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