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digger

[dig-er] / ˈdɪg ər /
NOUN
one who digs
Synonyms


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Suvorova writes about girls in school accusing her mother of being a gold digger, intentionally choosing rich boyfriends that would eventually become rich husbands while they lived in poverty and couch surfed.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026

An AFP journalist in Nangarhar's Bihsud district said residents from around the remote and mountainous area joined rescuers in one village, using a digger and shovels to search for bodies under the rubble.

From Barron's ● Feb. 22, 2026

Julia, a successful businesswoman in textile design, knows that her father will be alarmed at this impetuous engagement and will want to make sure that Johnny isn’t a gold digger.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 19, 2026

Or the time when she filed a trademark application for the term "gold digger".

From BBC ● Jan. 28, 2026

The beagle puppy was a scamp and a digger.

From "Dog Squad" by Chris Grabenstein

But nowadays, the formerly sleepy streets are awash with diggers, orange construction cones and out-of-state license plates.

From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026

If no more survivors are found, mechanical diggers and other heavy equipment will be brought in to clear debris and recover bodies, she said, but gave no timeline.

From Barron's ● May 25, 2026

KHARTOUM, Sudan — The diggers were efficient, cramming in so many graves that, from above, the field near the University of Sudan’s medical campus looked like a frieze of an undulating, gravel-brown sea.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 12, 2026

Eventually, two diggers were deployed on Thursday to dredge a channel for the whale to swim into deeper water, and rescue teams worked late into the day under floodlights to save it.

From BBC ● Mar. 27, 2026

At the top he came upon Woundwort, listening to one of Groundsel’s diggers, who was trembling and white-eyed.

From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams


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