noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A person who excavates.

   "the excavators of an ancient Egyptian tomb"

2. 2
   a machine for excavating wordnet
3. 3
   A vehicle, often on tracks, used to dig ditches etc.
4. 4
   a workman who excavates for foundations of buildings or for quarrying wordnet
5. 5
   A curette used to scrape out pathological material.

Synonyms

All synonyms

diggerbackhoedredgeexcavating machinegroundhogminer

Example

More examples

"Sami was digging up his yard with an excavator."

Etymology

From excavate + -or.

Related phrases

dragline excavatorexcavator operatormini excavatorspoon excavator

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