Welldigger
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A person who digs a well.
"Some of them are indispensable such as blacksmith, carpenter, barber, shoemaker, potter, washerman, village messenger, etc. while others assist him indirectly, like bricklayers, welldiggers, masons, teachers, weavers, traders, oilmen, agricultural labourers and scavengers."
Example
More examples"Some of them are indispensable such as blacksmith, carpenter, barber, shoemaker, potter, washerman, village messenger, etc. while others assist him indirectly, like bricklayers, welldiggers, masons, teachers, weavers, traders, oilmen, agricultural labourers and scavengers."
Etymology
From well + digger.
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