ditcher

American  

[dich-er] / ˈdɪtʃ ər /

noun

1. a person who digs ditches.

2. a person who ditches.

3. ditchdigger.

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Etymology

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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ditcher

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 Robinson Ellis

In very truth, I half wish that he could now be stripped of his all, and compelled to become hedger and ditcher.

From The Eclipse of Faith Or, A Visit To A Religious Sceptic by Henry Rogers

Cooperating with the New York State Food Commission, the farm bureau had a power-tractor ditcher placed in the county last summer.

From How To Write Special Feature Articles A Handbook for Reporters, Correspondents and Free-Lance Writers Who Desire to Contribute to Popular Magazines and Magazine Sections of Newspapers by Willard Grosvenor Bleyer

There are many first-class, conscientious workmen, but it is to be regretted that the average ditcher does work far below the standard of excellence.

From Prairie Farmer, Vol. 56: No. 3, January 19, 1884. A Weekly Journal for the Farm, Orchard and Fireside by Various

I stood close to a hedger and ditcher, who, standing on a board, was cleaning out the mud that the water might run freely.

From Nature Near London by Richard Jefferies