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digger
dig·ger D0219200 (dĭg′ər) n. 1. a. A person or animal that digs: a digger of gardens; a digger for information. b. A tool or machine used for digging or excavating. 2. often Digger Informal a. A soldier from Australia in World War I and World War II. b. A soldier from New Zealand in World War I. 3. also Digger , or Digger Indian Offensive Used as a disparaging term, especially in the 1800s, for a member of any of various Native American peoples of the Great Basin, such as the Utes, Paiutes, and Western Shoshones. 4. Chiefly New England A fall: slipped on the icy sidewalk and took a digger.
[Sense 3, from their use of digging sticks as foraging tools.] digger (ˈdɪɡə) n1. a person, animal, or machine that digs2. (Mining & Quarrying) a miner, esp one who digs for gold3. (Tools) a tool or part of a machine used for excavation, esp a mechanical digger fitted with a head for digging trenches
Digger (ˈdɪɡə) n1. (Military) (sometimes not capital) archaic slang a. an Australian or New Zealander, esp a soldier: often used as a term of addressb. (as modifier): a Digger accent. 2. one of a number of tribes of America whose diet was largely composed of roots dug out of the grounddig•ger (ˈdɪg ər)
n. 1. a person or an animal that digs. 2. a tool, part of a machine, etc., for digging. 3. (cap.) Also called Dig′ger In′dian.Usually Disparaging. a member of any of a number of American Indian peoples, esp. of the Great Basin, California, and the Southwest, who dug roots for food. 4. an Australian or New Zealand soldier of World War I or II. [1400–50] usage: Definition 3 is used today only in historical contexts, usually with disparaging intent. Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  digger - a laborer who digs ditch digger, mud digger - a laborer who digs ditcheslaborer, labourer, manual laborer, jack - someone who works with their hands; someone engaged in manual labortrencher - someone who digs trenches | | 2. |  digger - a machine for excavating power shovel, excavator, shovelbackhoe - an excavator whose shovel bucket is attached to a hinged boom and is drawn backward to move earthdredge - a power shovel to remove material from a channel or riverbedmachine - any mechanical or electrical device that transmits or modifies energy to perform or assist in the performance of human taskssteam shovel - a power shovel that is driven by steam |
Translationsdig (dig) – present participle ˈdigging: past tense, past participle dug (dag) – verb1. to turn up (earth) with a spade etc. to dig the garden. 掘(土) 掘（土） 2. to make (a hole) in this way. The child dug a tunnel in the sand. 挖(洞) 挖（洞） 3. to poke. He dug his brother in the ribs with his elbow. 用肘碰某人(暗示要他注意) 用肘碰某人（暗示要他注意） noun a poke. a dig in the ribs; I knew that his remarks about women drivers were a dig at me (= a joke directed at me). 挖苦 挖苦ˈdigger noun a machine for digging. 挖掘機 挖掘机dig out1. to get out by digging. We had to dig the car out of the mud. 挖出 掘出2. to find by searching. I'll see if I can dig out that photo. 發現 发现dig upWe dug up that old tree; They dug up a skeleton; They're digging up the road yet again. 挖出 挖出digger
gold diggerA person who only pursues romantic relationships with wealthy partners for financial gain. Scott's friends warned him that Tracy was a gold digger and was only interested in marrying him for his money.See also: digger, gold(as) cold as a welldigger's ass (in January)rude slang Very cold. I am so sick of being cold as a welldigger's ass all winter long—that's why I'm moving to Florida.See also: ass, coldgold digger n. a woman who pays attention to a man solely because of his wealth. (Certainly also applicable to men as well.) Sam called Sally a “gold digger,” and she was devastated. See also: digger, goldhole digger n. a lowly ditch digger; a common laborer. (As disparaging as burger-flipper.) Yo want to spend the rest of your life as a drunken hole digger? See also: digger, holedigger
digger a tool or part of a machine used for excavation, esp a mechanical digger fitted with a head for digging trenches digger[′dig·ər] (engineering) A tool or apparatus for digging in the ground. (mining engineering) A person who digs in the ground; usually refers to a coal miner. excavatorAny of a number of power-driven machines used to dig, move, and transport earth, gravel, etc.MedicalSeeexcavatorDIGGER
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digger
Synonyms for diggernoun a laborer who digsRelated Words- ditch digger
- mud digger
- laborer
- labourer
- manual laborer
- jack
- trencher
noun a machine for excavatingSynonyms- power shovel
- excavator
- shovel
Related Words- backhoe
- dredge
- machine
- steam shovel
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