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单词 ditchdigger
释义

ditchdigger

noun

ditch·​dig·​ger ˈdich-ˌdi-gər How to pronounce ditchdigger (audio)
1
: one that digs ditches
2
: one employed at menial and usually hard physical labor

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Working with backers from Rahway, New Jersey, Tesla introduced his own arc lighting system, but the company soon folded and Tesla was forced to work as a ditchdigger. National Geographic, 27 Sep. 2019 He's been a farmer, a soldier, a ditchdigger, a teacher, a small business owner and a nonprofit director. Ramsey Archibald | Rarchibald@al.com, AL.com, 18 June 2017

Word History

First Known Use

1843, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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