| NOUN | person | digger | a laborer who digs |
|---|---|---|---|
| artifact | digger, power shovel, excavator, shovel | a machine for excavating |
| Sounds | dih'ger | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | agar ... younger: 63 rhymes with ger... | |
| Meaning | A laborer who digs. | |
|---|---|---|
| Narrower | ditch digger, mud digger | A laborer who digs ditches |
| trencher | someone who digs trenches | |
| Broader | laborer, manual laborer, labourer, jack | someone who works with their hands |
| Spanish | excavador | |
| Catalan | excavadora, excavador | |
| Verbs | dig | create by digging |
| Meaning | A machine for excavating. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | power shovel, excavator, shovel | |
| Narrower | 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 | |
| steam shovel | A power shovel that is driven by steam | |
| Broader | machine | Any mechanical or electrical device that transmits or modifies energy to perform or assist in the performance of human tasks |
| Spanish | excavadora, pala excavadora | |
| Catalan | excavadora | |
| Verbs | dig | turn up, loosen, or remove earth |
| dig | create by digging | |
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