excavatorn.

Brit.

/ˈɛkskəveɪtə/, U.S.

/ˈɛkskəˌveɪdər/

Etymology: < excavate v. + -or suffix; compare French excavateur.

1. One who excavates:

Thesaurus »

a. gen. (Const. of).

b. spec. A labourer employed to dig out earth.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to type of work > manual or industrial worker > earth-movers, etc. > [noun] > digger or excavator

minera1300

grubbera1400

diggerc1400

spitter1648

groundsman1785

excavator1815

1815 [ Todd refers to an advertisement of Jan. 2].

1837 N. Whittock et al. Compl. Bk. Trades (1842) 197 [article Engineer] To the ‘excavators’, as they are called, the digging is let.

1846 C. Dickens Dombey & Son (1848) vi. 46 So, the Excavators' House of Call had sprung up from a beer shop.

1880 Echo 18 Sept. 3/4 A number of excavators were engaged upon the foundations for a block of model dwellings.

1882 Cent. Mag. Dec. 303/2 A more thorough and comprehensive sifting of the Assos ruins by the same able excavator.

c. Said of inanimate agents.

ΚΠ

1870 R. W. Emerson Farming in Wks. (1906) III. 59 The railroad dirt-cars are good excavators.

1870 Echo 10 Jan. Such is the testimony of Mr. Peach to the power of ocean as an excavator.

2. spec.

a. A machine for digging out earth, etc.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > equipment > earth-moving and excavating equipment > [noun] > excavator

steam shovel1801

steam trowel1801

excavator1843

earthmover1871

navvy1877

steam-navvy1881

backhoe1928

Traxcavator1940

back-acter1957

1843 Niles' National Reg. 25 Nov. 200/1 With this excavator he is levelling hills.

1848 Ann. Rep. Commissioner Patents 1847 72 in U.S. Congress. Serial Set (30th Congr., 1st Sess.: House of Representatives Executive Doc. 54) VI Two patents have been granted for excavators.

1874 E. H. Knight Pract. Dict. Mech. I. 814/1 The excavator is mounted on a carriage which traverses on a temporary track.

b. An instrument for removing the carious parts in a tooth previous to filling.

ΚΠ

1884 New Sydenham Soc. Lexicon Dental Excavator.

Derivatives

excavatorial adj.

/ɛkskævəˈtɔərɪəl/ pertaining to excavation, or to the work of the excavator.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > relative time > the past > history or knowledge about the past > [adjective] > of or relating to archaeology > relating to excavation

excavatory1849

excavatorial1855

1855 Fraser's Mag. 51 271 A long list of brilliant excavatorial successes.

excavatory adj.

/ɛksˈkævətərɪ/ = excavatorial adj.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > relative time > the past > history or knowledge about the past > [adjective] > of or relating to archaeology > relating to excavation

excavatory1849

excavatorial1855

1849 E. A. Freeman Hist. Archit. 80 Egyptian and Indian architecture are two separate products of the excavatory process.

1887 J. Ruskin Præterita II. x. 358 I got no outlet..for my excavatory fancy.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1894; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	excavator
释义	excavatorn. Brit. /ˈɛkskəveɪtə/, U.S. /ˈɛkskəˌveɪdər/ Etymology: < excavate v. + -or suffix; compare French excavateur. 1. One who excavates: Thesaurus » a. gen. (Const. of). b. spec. A labourer employed to dig out earth. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to type of work > manual or industrial worker > earth-movers, etc. > [noun] > digger or excavator minera1300 grubbera1400 diggerc1400 spitter1648 groundsman1785 excavator1815 1815 [ Todd refers to an advertisement of Jan. 2]. 1837 N. Whittock et al. Compl. Bk. Trades (1842) 197 [article Engineer] To the ‘excavators’, as they are called, the digging is let. 1846 C. Dickens Dombey & Son (1848) vi. 46 So, the Excavators' House of Call had sprung up from a beer shop. 1880 Echo 18 Sept. 3/4 A number of excavators were engaged upon the foundations for a block of model dwellings. 1882 Cent. Mag. Dec. 303/2 A more thorough and comprehensive sifting of the Assos ruins by the same able excavator. c. Said of inanimate agents. ΚΠ 1870 R. W. Emerson Farming in Wks. (1906) III. 59 The railroad dirt-cars are good excavators. 1870 Echo 10 Jan. Such is the testimony of Mr. Peach to the power of ocean as an excavator. 2. spec. a. A machine for digging out earth, etc. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > earth-moving and excavating equipment > [noun] > excavator steam shovel1801 steam trowel1801 excavator1843 earthmover1871 navvy1877 steam-navvy1881 backhoe1928 Traxcavator1940 back-acter1957 1843 Niles' National Reg. 25 Nov. 200/1 With this excavator he is levelling hills. 1848 Ann. Rep. Commissioner Patents 1847 72 in U.S. Congress. Serial Set (30th Congr., 1st Sess.: House of Representatives Executive Doc. 54) VI Two patents have been granted for excavators. 1874 E. H. Knight Pract. Dict. Mech. I. 814/1 The excavator is mounted on a carriage which traverses on a temporary track. b. An instrument for removing the carious parts in a tooth previous to filling. ΚΠ 1884 New Sydenham Soc. Lexicon Dental Excavator. Derivatives excavatorial adj. /ɛkskævəˈtɔərɪəl/ pertaining to excavation, or to the work of the excavator. ΘΚΠ the world > time > relative time > the past > history or knowledge about the past > [adjective] > of or relating to archaeology > relating to excavation excavatory1849 excavatorial1855 1855 Fraser's Mag. 51 271 A long list of brilliant excavatorial successes. excavatory adj. /ɛksˈkævətərɪ/ = excavatorial adj. ΘΚΠ the world > time > relative time > the past > history or knowledge about the past > [adjective] > of or relating to archaeology > relating to excavation excavatory1849 excavatorial1855 1849 E. A. Freeman Hist. Archit. 80 Egyptian and Indian architecture are two separate products of the excavatory process. 1887 J. Ruskin Præterita II. x. 358 I got no outlet..for my excavatory fancy. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1894; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1815
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