ditcher

[dich-er]

noun

1. a person who digs ditches.

2. a person who ditches.

3. ditchdigger.

Word History and Origins

Origin of ditcher¹

First recorded in 1350–1400, ditcher is from the Middle English word dicher. See ditch, -er ¹

Example Sentences

It has been replaced in the Faces of Wales Gallery with another portrait titled Hedger and Ditcher: Portrait of William Lloyd.

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On the plantation he’d been a ditcher.

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PC Guy Ditcher, from the serious collision investigation unit, said: "The manner of Junior Lowe's driving presented a very clear and dangerous threat to the public. "It was 3.30am, it was dark, and drivers would have suddenly and unexpectedly come across someone driving at speed straight towards them.

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Ethel Irene Ditcher, 82, was walking home from the supermarket when she was hit by a lorry on Leigh Road in Leigh, Greater Manchester, on 4 February.

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Ethel Irene Ditcher was killed when she was struck on Leigh Road, Leigh, at about 11:45 GMT on Wednesday.

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