digger

dig·ger

(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.

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[Sense 3, from their use of digging sticks as foraging tools.]

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digger

(ˈdɪɡə)

n

1. a person, animal, or machine that digs

2. (Mining & Quarrying) a miner, esp one who digs for gold

3. (Tools) a tool or part of a machine used for excavation, esp a mechanical digger fitted with a head for digging trenches

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Digger

(ˈdɪɡə)

n

1. (Military) (sometimes not capital) archaic slang

a. an Australian or New Zealander, esp a soldier: often used as a term of address

b. (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 ground

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dig•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.

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	digger - a laborer who digs       ditch digger, mud digger - a laborer who digs ditches laborer, labourer, manual laborer, jack - someone who works with their hands; someone engaged in manual labor trencher - someone who digs trenches
	2.	digger - a machine for excavating     power shovel, excavator, shovel backhoe - an excavator whose shovel bucket is attached to a hinged boom and is drawn backward to move earth dredge - a power shovel to remove material from a channel or riverbed machine - any mechanical or electrical device that transmits or modifies energy to perform or assist in the performance of human tasks steam shovel - a power shovel that is driven by steam

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Translations

آلَة حَفْرحَفَّار

bagrrypadlo

gravemaskinegraver

Baggerbaggern

εκσκαφέας

excavadora

kaivukone

excavatricepelleteuse

kopač

grafa

scavatoresoldato australianozappatoreescavatoreescavatrice

掘削機

굴착기

graafmachine

gravemaskin

koparka

escavadeiraescavadora

копательэкскаватор

rýpadlo

grävmaskin

เครื่องมือที่ใช้ในการขุด

ekskavatörkazıcı

máy đào

挖掘机

digger

[ˈdɪgəʳ] N

1. (= machine) → excavadora f; (= person) (Archeol) → excavador(a) m/f

2. (= Australian) → australiano/a m/f
see also ditch

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

digger

[ˈdɪgə^r] n (= machine) → excavateur m, excavatrice f

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

digger

n

(person, = miner) → Bergmann m, → Goldgräber m; (= navvy) → Straßenarbeiter m; (Tech: = excavator) → Bagger m

(inf) → australischer/neuseeländischer Soldat; (Austral, inf, = pal) → Kumpel m

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

digger

[ˈdɪgəʳ] n (machine) → escavatore m

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

dig

(dig) – present participle ˈdigging: past tense, past participle dug (dag) – verb

1. to turn up (earth) with a spade etc. to dig the garden. spit يَحْرُث، يَنْكُش копая cavar kopat, rýt umgraben grave σκάβωcavar kaevama کندن؛ حفر کردن kaivaa bêcher לַחפּוֹר खोदना kopati ás menggali grafa með skóflu scavare 掘る 파헤치다 kasti rakt menggali spitten spa/grave opp kopać كينل، كيندل cavar a săpa копать kopať prekopati kopati gräva, gräva i ขุด kazmak 掘(土) копати کھودنا xới đất 掘（土）

2. to make (a hole) in this way. The child dug a tunnel in the sand. uitgrawe يَحْفُر، يُنَقِّب изкопавам cavar vyhloubit, vykopat graben grave ανοίγω τρύπα cavar kaevama درست کردن با کندن kaivaa creuser לַחפּוֹר सूराख बनाना načiniti rupu kopanjem kiás membuat lubang moka, grafa scavare 穴を掘る 구멍을 파다 (iš)kasti []rakt mengorek gravengravekopać جورکول په کیندل کی cavar a săpa прокопать vyhĺbiť (iz)kopati prokopati gräva ขุด kazmak, açmak 挖(洞) рити گڑھا کرنا đào hố 挖（洞）

3. to poke. He dug his brother in the ribs with his elbow. stamp يَغْرُزُ، يَخِزُ мушкам cutucar dloubnout stoßen puffe; skubbe χώνω, τρυπώgolpear müksama سقلمه زدن؛ زدن kaivaa enfoncer לִנְעוֹץ गड़ाना gurati oldalba bök menyodok ÿta, gefa olnbogaskot colpire 突く 쿡쿡 찌르다 smeigti, besti iegrūst dunku cucuk porrendytte, støteszturchnąć کټړه espetar a înghionti тыкать štuchnúť suniti munuti stöta, sticka, köra ทิ่ม dürtmek, dirsek vurmak 用肘碰某人(暗示要他注意) штовхати انگلیاں گڑونا huých 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). steek وَخْزَه мушкане alfinetada dloubnutí, rýpnutí der Stoß, der Seitenhieb hentydning; puf πείραγμα, σπόντα, χώσιμο puñetazo, codazo, golpe müks, torge سیخونک؛ کنایه tonkia coup de poing/coude, allusionדחיפה चुटकुला guranje, zabadanje bökés sodokan sneið, háðsleg athugasemd colpo; frecciata こづき 빗대기 niuksas, įgėlimas dunka; dzēlīga piezīme menyiku pordytt, støt kuksaniec, docinek کټړه alfinetada ghiont; ironie тычок; шпилька štuchnutie sunek; zbadljivka šala stöt, körare, pik, gliring การแหย่ dürtme, dirsek vurma 挖苦 удар; штовхан انگلیاں گڑونے کا عمل cú huých 挖苦

ˈdigger noun

a machine for digging. delwer آلَة حَفْر екскаватор escavadora rypadlo das Grabgerät gravemaskine εκσκαφέαςexcavadora kaevamismasin ماشین حفاری kaivinkone excavatrice מַחפֵּר खोदने वाला आदमी, मशीन kopač ásó mesin penggali grafa escavatrice 採掘機具 굴착기 kasimo mašina racējs; rokamā mašīna mesin mengorek graafmachinegravemaskinkoparka ماشین حفاری escavadora săpător экскаватор rýpadlo kopač bager grävare, grävmaskin เครื่องมือที่ใช้ขุด kazıcı 挖掘機 землекоп, грабар کھدائی کا آلہ máy đào 挖掘机

dig out

1. to get out by digging. We had to dig the car out of the mud. uitgrawe يَسْتَخْرِج بالحَفْر изкопавам desenterrar vyhrabat, vykopat, vytáhnout ausgraben grave ud ξεθάβωsacar, desenterrar välja kaevama درآوردن kaivaa ulos déterrer, sortir de לַחפּוֹר וּלְהוֹצִיא खोजकर प्राप्त करना iskopati, iščeprkati kiás mengeluarkan grafa upp, moka út liberare da 掘り出す 파내다 atkasti izrakt; atrakt meneroka uitgravengrave fram odkopywać راوړل desenterrar a dezgropa, a scoate din раскапывать vytiahnuť izkopati iskopati gräva fram (upp) ขุดหาและเอาออกมา kazıp çıkarmak 挖出 відкопувати کھدائی کر کے باہر نکالنا đào ra; moi ra 掘出

2. to find by searching. I'll see if I can dig out that photo. uitgrawe, oprakel يَجِدُ بالبَحْث намирам desenterrar vyhrabat, najít ans Tageslicht bringen grave frem βρίσκωencontrar, descubrir, sacar välja tuhnima پیدا کردن kaivaa esiin dénicher לִמְצוֹא खोजना pronaći előás menemukan finna scovare 探し出す 파서 찾아내다 atkasti, atrasti atrast cari opdiepenlete fram, rake fram wygrzebywać پلتتل desencantar a descoperi откопать vyhrabať izbrskati pronaći gräva fram, hitta ค้นหา araştırarak bulmak 發現 розшукувати ڈھونڈ نکالنا tìm ra 发现

dig up

We dug up that old tree; They dug up a skeleton; They're digging up the road yet again. opgrawe يَنْبِشُ، يَحْفُرُ، يَسْتَخْرِجُ بالحَفْر изкопавам escavar vykopat ausgraben grave op κατασκάβω, ξεθάβωarrancar, desenterrar, levantar üles kaevama از زیر خاک بیرون آوردن؛ زمین را کندن kaivaa ylös arracher, déterrer לַחֲשׂוֹף खोदना prekopati felás menggali grafa upp sradicare; portare alla luce; scavare 掘り起こす 뽑아내다 iškasti, atkasti izrakt; uzrakt gali opgraven grave opp/fram wykopywać, rozkopywać د خاورو لاندى رايستل escavar a dezrădăcina; a dezgropa; a săpa выкапывать vykopať izkopati iskopati gräva upp ขุดทิ้ง;ขุดหา;ค้นหา;หาสะสมไว้ kazıp çıkarmak 挖出 розкопати کھدائی کر کے باہر نکالنا khai quật 挖出

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digger

→ حَفَّار bagr graver Bagger εκσκαφέας excavadora kaivukone pelleteuse kopač escavatore 掘削機 굴착기 graafmachine gravemaskin koparka escavadeira, escavadora экскаватор grävmaskin เครื่องมือที่ใช้ในการขุด ekskavatör máy đào 挖掘机

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