excavator
noun
a person or thing that excavates.
excavators
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pluralof excavator.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Two excavators were working to dig more graves in the light brown earth.
From Barron's ● Jul. 5, 2026
Eventually, Interlune aims to place autonomous, regolith-shovoelling excavators on the moon to scoop up the powdery material and process it.
From BBC ● Jun. 16, 2026
In the most recent efforts, Caltrans said, it used drones to help survey the slopes and remotely operated bulldozers and excavators to reduce risks to workers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 4, 2026
Bedrock Robotics Chief Executive Boris Sofman visited the site last year, looking for land to test the company’s autonomous construction machinery, including excavators to dig ditches without human control.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 24, 2026
Although the original excavators remain convinced, a team of archaeologists who were not involved in the excavation but receptive to pre-Clovis claims recently visited the site and came away unconvinced.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
