Diggers

British  

/ ˈdɪɡəz /

plural noun

1. a radical English Puritan group, led by Gerrard Winstanley, which advocated communal ownership of land (1649–50)

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Example Sentences

The diggers, armed with pickaxes, arrived almost overnight.

From Barron's

In the coming weeks diggers will leave, for what residents hope will be the last time.

From BBC

—Sanjena Sathian is the author of the novels “Goddess Complex” and “Gold Diggers.”

From The Wall Street Journal

At one point in the morning search, an AFP reporter at the scene saw the diggers call a halt to their work.

From Barron's

On another bitterly cold morning we found hardy engineers using mechanical diggers and working with their bare hands to locate and repair damaged power cables which serve the huge multi-occupancy tower blocks on the river's east bank.

From BBC