digger

/'digə/
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digger

A large yellow digger scoops up dirt at a construction site.

Definition
  1. Noun:
    • A person who digs: A laborer or worker whose job involves digging, excavating, or moving earth, soil, or other materials.
    • A machine for excavating: A mechanical device or piece of heavy equipment designed for digging, such as in construction, mining, or archaeology.
Examples of Usage
  • Noun (Person):
    • The digger found ancient artifacts while working on the construction site.
    • He worked as a gold digger during the 19th-century rush.
  • Noun (Machine):
    • The excavator operator used the digger to dig the foundation for the new building.
    • A large mechanical digger was brought in to clear the landslide.
Advanced Usage
  • "Gold digger": (Idiomatic/Slang) A person, typically in a romantic context, who forms relationships primarily to extract money or other material benefits.
    • The character in the novel was portrayed as a gold digger who only cared about wealth.
  • Historical/Cultural Reference: "Digger" can refer to a member of a group of English radicals (1649-50) who advocated for the communal cultivation of land. It is also an informal, sometimes dated, term for a soldier from Australia or New Zealand.
    • The Diggers of the 17th century believed in common ownership of land.
Variants and Related Words
  • Dig (verb): To break up, turn over, or remove earth.
  • Digging (noun): The act of breaking up and moving earth; excavation.
  • Excavator (noun): A person or machine that excavates. (A more formal synonym for a digging machine).
Synonyms
  • Excavator: (For a machine or a person)
  • Laborer: (For a person, in a general sense)
  • Navvy: (British, for a manual laborer on construction sites)
Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)
  • Dig in: (Verb phrase, not directly from "digger") To start eating heartily; or to consolidate a defensive position.
    • The food's ready, so dig in!
    • The soldiers were ordered to dig in and hold their ground.
Related Idioms
  • An old digger: (Informal/Australian & New Zealand) A term for an experienced soldier, especially from World War I.
    • My grandfather was an old digger who served at Gallipoli.
digger

A large yellow digger scoops up dirt at a construction site.

Noun
  1. a machine for excavating
  2. a laborer who digs

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