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dig·ger \ˈdigə(r)\ noun (-s) Etymology: Middle English, from diggen to dig + -er 1. : one that digs in the ground: as a. : miner b. : a tool for digging c. : a machine for digging < trench digger > < posthole digger > d. : a plow used in England with a short high abruptly curved moldboard for turning and breaking up the furrow slice of soil 2. usually capitalized : a member of a short-lived equalitarian group that began in 1649 to cultivate certain English common lands as a protest against private property 3. or digger indian usually capitalized D&I a. : bannock b. : paiute 1 4. [from earlier digger gold miner (i.e. a typical Australian)] a. : australian; especially : an Australian or New Zealand soldier of World War I b. Australia : pal, buddy 5. slang : one that buys theater tickets for speculative brokers |