What does digger mean?
Definitions for digger
ˈdɪg ərdig·ger
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word digger.
Princeton's WordNet
diggernoun
a laborer who digs
power shovel, excavator, digger, shovelnoun
a machine for excavating
Wiktionary
diggernoun
A large piece of machinery that digs holes or trenchesuFF1B an excavator.
diggernoun
A tool for digging.
diggernoun
A spade (playing card).
diggernoun
One who digs.
diggernoun
A gold miner, one who digs for gold.
diggernoun
An informal nickname for a friend; used as a term of endearment.
diggernoun
An Australian or New Zealand soldier.
Diggernoun
A soldier from Australia or New Zealand.
Etymology: Derived from dig.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Diggernoun
One that opens the ground with a spade.
Etymology: from dig.
When we visited mines, we have been told by diggers, that even when the sky seemed clear, there would suddenly arise a steam so thick, that it would put out their candles. Boyle.
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digger
A digger is a person or a machine that is engaged in digging, specifically, removing and moving soil or other materials from the ground. This term can apply to workers using hand tools or operating heavy machinery such as excavators or backhoes. In a more specific context, "digger" can also refer to a miner who extracts resources from the ground.
Webster Dictionary
Diggernoun
one who, or that which, digs
Wikidata
Digger
Digger is an Australian and New Zealand military slang term for soldiers from Australia and New Zealand. It originated during World War I.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of digger in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of digger in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
Examples of digger in a Sentence
Even the worse of jobs has their pleasures, if I were a grave digger or a hangmen, there are some people I could work for with a great deal of enjoyment.
I want her to go on television and apologize the same way that she went on there and accused me of being a gold digger and tricking her into having a baby.
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Translations for digger
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- حفارArabic
- копач, екскаваторBulgarian
- excavador, excavadoraCatalan, Valencian
- GräberGerman
- diggerGreek
- cavadorSpanish
- kaivinkone, kaivaja, kaivuriFinnish
- excavatrice, pelleteuseFrench
- खुदाई करने वाला यंत्रHindi
- scavatriceItalian
- 파는 사람Korean
- pengorek, penggaliMalay
- graafmachine, graver, diggerDutch
- diggerNorwegian
- 挖掘者Chinese
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