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[ greyv-dig-er ] / ˈgreɪvˌdɪg ər /
nouna person whose occupation is digging graves. burying beetle. Origin of gravediggerFirst recorded in 1585–95; grave1 + digger Words nearby gravediggergrav, gravadlax, gravamen, grave, graveclothes, gravedigger, gravel, gravel-blind, graveldiver, gravelly, gravel-voiced Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for gravediggerThis volume includes the dodge-the-obvious profiles of the attending emergency room physician and gravedigger for the slain JFK. The Daily Beast's Favorite Books of 2010|The Daily Beast|December 18, 2010|DAILY BEAST He had spent several years as a gravedigger and gardener at a cemetery in Germany before returning to Puglia. Knox's Grisly Successor|Barbie Latza Nadeau|November 1, 2010|DAILY BEAST This task was alloted to Talha, the gravedigger of Al-Madinah. The Life of Mohammad|Etienne Dinet Diggory the gravedigger never talks much, but I like to watch him. Brothers of Pity and Other Tales of Beasts and Men|Juliana Horatia Gatty Ewing
So spoke the rabbi, for the gravedigger's widow could give him no present. The Jews of Barnow|Karl Emil Franzos This is the place,” said the stranger, “where the gravedigger brought us, Lieutenant Guevara and me. An Eagle Flight|Jos Rizal It was thoughtless of me, after inquiring about the doctors, to ask about the gravedigger. The Foundations of Japan|J.W. Robertson Scott
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