ditcher
AmericanEtymology
Origin of ditcher
First recorded in 1350–1400, ditcher is from the Middle English word dicher. See ditch, -er 1
Example Sentences
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While the blessed saint lived here, over acrass the hill an' beyant the peat-bog there was a hedger an' ditcher named O'Connor.
From Irish Wonders by McAnally, D. R. (David Russell)
Our ditcher is down there at Gumbo Key.
From The Plunderer by Oyen, Henry
As time passed Hugh Bront� became a famous ditcher.
From McClure's Magazine, Vol. 1, No. 5, October 1893 by Various
As his own clothes were prince-like compared to the ditchers, Israel thought that however much his proposition might excite the suspicion of the ditcher, yet self-interest would prevent his communicating the suspicions.
From Israel Potter by Melville, Herman
You read them: our choice spirit, our refin'd rare wit, 10 Suffenus, O no ditcher e'er appeared more rude, No looby coarser; such a shock, a change is there.
From The Poems and Fragments of Catullus by Ellis, Robinson
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