noun

digger

digger, excavator

The builders used a digger to clear the site.

The builders used a digger to clear the site.

He worked as a digger in the gold mines.

He worked as a digger in the gold mines.

a ((digger)) a machine or person that digs A large yellow digger blocked the road.

Synonyms: excavator, backhoe, shovel

From the verb 'dig' plus the agent suffix '-er', meaning 'one who/that which digs'.

It's simply something that 'digs'. Picture a large yellow construction vehicle digging a hole.

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