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digger definition

dig·ger (dig′ər)

noun

  1. a person or thing that digs; specif., any tool or machine for digging
  2. ☆ a member of any of several North American Indian peoples of the SW U.S. that dug roots for food: often a disparaging term, esp. in historical contexts
  3. digger wasp
  4. Slang an Australian or New Zealander, esp. one who is a soldier

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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