Excavator definition

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One that excavates, especially a machine used for digging having a bucket attached to a two-part boom and a rotating cab for the operator.
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A person or thing that excavates; specif., a power shovel, dredge, etc.
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A person who excavates.
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A curette used to scrape out pathological material.
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A vehicle, often on tracks, used to dig ditches etc; a backhoe; digger.
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Noun

Singular:
excavator
Plural:
excavators

Excavator Sentence Examples

  • The excavator also claimed to have found the omphalos itself.

  • But two difficulties face the would-be excavator in Alexandria.

  • Though he plays the role of excavator Sallah in Raiders of the Lost Ark, actor John Rhys-Davies is probably best known currently for his role of Gimli in the Lord of the Rings trilogy.

  • The world of Sasquatch sightings was silent again until 1958 when excavator Jerry Crew claimed that he found large footprints at a job site in California.

  • Excavation is permitted under government supervision, and the finds are apportioned in thirds, between the excavator, the landowner (who is usually bought out by the former), and the government.

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