Diker
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 One who digs or works on dykes; a ditcher.
"Their armour and weapons were found at times, by delvers and dykers, for centuries after; are found at times unto this day, beneath the rich drained cornfields which now fill up that black half-mile[.]"
- 2 One who builds stone walls, usually dry-stone without lime. Northern-England, Scotland
Example
More examples"Their armour and weapons were found at times, by delvers and dykers, for centuries after; are found at times unto this day, beneath the rich drained cornfields which now fill up that black half-mile[.]"
Etymology
From dike + -er.
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