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digger Definition

dig·ger (digər)

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

digger Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • hire: Excavation can be done by hand, or you can hire a digger from a local tool hire store.
  • drive: But these aren't any ordinary chicks, as they can even drive a digger!
  • move: Were the diggers moved by these poignant finds to hold their own ceremonies?
  • use: Dig Trench The trench is dug using a swivel bucket digger on hire from Hughes Rail.
  • see: April saw diggers move on to Morfa for on-site investigations.
  • get: Unfortunately quite a few trees had to go to get the diggers in there.

Adjective modifier

  • mechanical: Once you know the profile of the site, a mechanical digger can be brought in to remove the rest of the topsoil.
  • grave: A grave digger makes a deal with the Devil.
  • mini: Brian Smith For the use of his mini digger.
  • gold: The origin is found in the language of gold diggers.
  • yellow: Leo's very proud of his new yellow digger.
  • experienced: Volunteers are welcome, beginners as well as more experienced diggers.

Modifies a noun

  • wasp: The macabre habits to which he referred are shared by their cousins the digger wasps.
  • driver: The dead man, a self-employed digger driver had been working on the site for only a week.

Noun used with modifier

  • crate: An abbreviation of crate digger, the hip-hop term for a vinyl hunter, it has apt associations.
  • badger: Full details can be found in our news story, Protected sett attacked by badger diggers.
  • peat: Buried in a peat bog on the Pennines, his sleep was disturbed by peat diggers.
  • ditch: For seven years he worked as a vine planter, irrigation ditch digger, cow puncher, and smallholder in the new Western state.
  • gold: People say L A has to many gold diggers, well they did build it's history.
  • dancing: Once again, the showground will be bustling with foresters, lumberjacks and perhaps even the odd dancing digger.