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

Mr Haybourne says his team regularly carries out operations at the Port of Dover, to search for stolen cars, caravans, quad bikes, farm vehicles, diggers and other agricultural machinery.

From BBC

Over the past few months, various digital diggers and Beltway reporters have uncovered the now-deleted MySpace profile of an aspiring pop artist named “Livvy,” whose photos certainly resemble Nuzzi.

From Slate

The ground floors of some buildings are propped up by scaffolding and appear on the verge of collapse and in some areas rubble is piled high as diggers continue the reconstruction work.

From BBC

Low-loader lorries flying the Egyptian flag transported bulldozers and mechanical diggers into Gaza, accompanied by tipper trucks sounding their horns and flashing their lights, en route to an Egyptian aid committee based in Al Zawayda.

From Barron's

Footage geolocated by BBC Verify showed workers using bulldozers and diggers to move the heavy yellow blocks and place them along the coastal al-Rashid road.

From BBC