noun
Meaning 1
A person who excavates.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- the excavators of an ancient Egyptian tomb
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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noun
A person who excavates.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
A vehicle, often on tracks, used to dig ditches etc.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: digger, excavating machine
Antonyms: none provided
noun
A curette used to scrape out pathological material.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
a machine for excavating
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: power shovel, digger, shovel
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: machine
Narrower terms: backhoe, dredge, steam shovel
noun
a workman who excavates for foundations of buildings or for quarrying
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: workman, workingman, working man, working person
History
From excavate + -or.
Across languages
154 source translations are retained for this English entry.