单词 | digger |
释义 | digger /dig"euhr/, n. 1. a person or an animal that digs. 2. a tool, part of a machine, etc., for digging. 3. (cap.) Also called Digger Indian. a member of any of several Indian peoples of western North America, esp. of a tribe that dug roots for food. 4. an Australian or New Zealand soldier of World War I. 5. (cap.) Eng. Hist. a member of a group that advocated the abolition of private property and began in 1649 to cultivate certain common lands. 6. Slang. a person hired by a scalper to buy tickets to a show or performance for resale by the scalper at inflated prices. [1400-50; late ME; see DIG1, -ER1] |
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