one who digs into barrows or tumuli.
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释义 | society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to type of work > manual or industrial worker > earth-movers, etc. > [noun] > one who digs other structures (7) hill-digger1521 one who digs into barrows or tumuli. sinker1584 A workman employed to sink wells, mine shafts, or other excavations. Cf. sink, v. 7. Now chiefly historical. pondcaster1602 a person who digs ponds. navigator1775 = navvy, n.1 1. Now rare. dammer1816 One who constructs dams. navvy1829 A construction worker; spec. a labourer employed in the construction of (originally) a canal, (now frequently) a road, railway, etc. Cf. navigator, n.… muck-shifter1856 (a) a miner; a navvy; (b) a vehicle or machine designed to excavate large quantities of soil and rock; an earth mover. |
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