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ditchdigger

[ dich-dig-er ]
/ ˈdɪtʃˌdɪg ər /
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noun
a worker whose occupation is digging ditches, especially with pick and shovel.
a person engaged in exhausting manual work, especially work that requires little or no originality.
Also called ditcher, trencher. a power excavating machine designed to remove earth in a continuous line and to a predetermined width and depth, as by means of a rotating belt equipped with scoops.
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Origin of ditchdigger

First recorded in 1895–1900; ditch + digger

OTHER WORDS FROM ditchdigger

ditchdigging, noun, adjective
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